# ABC News veterans take buyouts as Disney continues to cut costs, and staffers worry about ‘brain drain’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/abc-news-veterans-take-buyouts-as-disney-continues-to-cut-costs-and-staffers-worry-about-brain-drain/
- Published: 2026-11-11T17:49:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T18:28:14+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/media/abc-news-veterans-take-buyouts-as-disney-continues-to-cut-costs-sparking-about-brain-drain/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Fewer than 20 ABC News staff took Disney buyouts.
- Several departing leaders had decades of experience.
- Staff fear the newsroom could lose institutional knowledge.

## Summary

Several long-serving ABC News leaders are leaving after accepting voluntary early retirement buyouts offered by Disney, prompting staff concerns about a loss of institutional knowledge. The departures come as Disney pursues cost reductions and considers restructuring, raising questions about the effect on the news division.

Fewer than 20 ABC News employees took the buyouts, most in operations, according to the article. Those eligible were at least 50 and had worked at Disney for a decade or more; packages offered up to a year’s pay based on tenure and level. Departing staff include Audrey Taylor, Nicole Gallagher, Tamar Gargle and Lachlan Murdoch MacNeil, each with decades at the company. ABC News has recently faced programme consolidations and the closure of FiveThirtyEight, while also earning 47 Emmy nominations this season, its best result since 1969.

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