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This Nov. 20, 2011, file photo shows TV and radio commentator Glenn Beck at the 114th Anniversary Justice Louis Brandeis award Dinner given by the Zionist Organization of America in New York.
Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 | 8:34 a.m.
IRVING, Texas— Glenn Beck says he has laid off 20 percent of the staff at his conservative media outlet, The Blaze, and its parent company, Mercury Radio Arts.
Beck made the announcement Thursday in an article on The Blaze. He writes that his heart was heavy in making the decision, but it's "an important first step in getting to where we are going." The conservative commentator didn't give the exact number of staffers who were cut.
Beck addressed the challenges of navigating the media landscape, writing that he realized The Blaze had "to become more nimble and drastically adjust our approach to keep pace."
Beck created Irving, Texas-based The Blaze as a website in 2010 and The Blaze TV a year later, months after his departure from Fox News Channel.
