Popular meteorologist Paul Douglas is the latest casualty of the cutbacks at CBS (NYSE:CBS-A), as they continue their cuts, being the most vulnerable to the economic pressures of the big media companies.
Douglas said through an email that he didn't try to negotiate a lower salary and only wished he had been able to say goodbye to his viewers on the air.
"Times are tough, many people are losing their jobs and I am not exempt from this troubling trend," Douglas wrote, according to the Star Tribune. "I was the target at a time when there are systemic, long-term challenges."
Douglas was part of the CBS owned-and-operated WCCO-TV, and the owned-and-operated properties of CBS have been undergoing deep cutbacks during this time.
The Star Tribune has Douglas as a weather columnist, and it isn't known if he will remain in that position.
He has lived and worked in the Twin Cities for 22 years, although leaving once during that time to work in Chicago.
While others will be financially hurting from the cuts, in that regard Douglas isn't too concerned, as he has run successful businesses on the side, and last year sold Digital Cyclone Inc. for $45 million. It was a personalized weather forecaster used across digital platforms.
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