Cascade PBS will lay off 16 staffers, which is 12% of the organization’s workforce.
SEATTLE — Cascade Public Broadcasting announced staff layoffs and the end of long-form written journalism on Monday due to federal funding cuts to public media.
Cascade PBS, which includes KCTS 9 and what was formerly known as Crosscut, will cut 16 positions in its marketing, creative and editorial departments. Overall, staff will be reduced 12%.
“These are painful cuts to make,” Cascade PBS President and CEO Rob Dunlop said in a statement.
The changes will also result in the organization stopping its long-form written journalism. Moving forward, it
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