Trey Sherman, a veteran producer at CBS News, was laid off from his team as part of a major round of cuts at Paramount Global, CBS’s parent company.He is a skilled producer with over 10 years of experience in the television industry. He has also worked on projects for NBC's Meet the Press and various CBS News programs.Taking to his TikTok account, Sherman shared the news in a clip. He questioned the company’s motives behind his firing. He alleged that every producer on his team who was asked to go was a person of color (POC) while white employees were merely reassigned or retained.Sherman further told his followers in the video that when he asked the company’s executive if they were being relocated to some other place, he allegedly lied to his face and told him that he tried to do so, but they couldn’t. Sherman later found out that the decision was up to his executive to decide who got to stay and called him a “racist.” His statement has raised concerns regarding the race-based layoffs at CBS.Continue to read more.More details on Trey Sherman as CBS fires him Trey Sherman’s life has been brought to the media’s attention after news of his being laid off from CBS went viral on social media platforms.According to his IMDb page, he is best known for his work on shows like The Problem with Jon Stewart (AppleTV+), CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley, and BET's America in Black.He is also the co-host of Just Press Play with Ell & Trey. It is a talk show which aims to celebrate black, queer, and creative storytelling. His LinkedIn profile stated that Trey Sherman recently documented a short documentary titled, Make Some Room. It won the best short documentary at Queer Voices: NYC film festival.The film documented the revival of the New York City Chapter of the legendary Haus of Marciano within the Kiki Ballroom scene. It is a subculture of the larger ballroom community that focuses more on youth. It trains LGBTQ+ people to enhance their skills in a safer environment.Trey Sherman’s LinkedIn profile indicated that he attended Saint Xavier High School, graduating in 2011. Later on, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Maryland.In 2011, Sherman started his internship with General Electric, where he helped attorneys in the Labor/Employment department on small projects. As part of his SWEL (Summer Work Experience in Law) internship at Hamilton County Job and Family Services, he worked with the Honorable Fanon Rucker, Municipal Court Judge. He then worked as an intern at Ulmer and Berne LLP.His first job was as a General Assignment Reporter at The Diamondback in 2014. He researched, interviewed and wrote articles on topics relevant to the University of Maryland. He also gathered and reported news for weekly publication.He later worked as a Multimedia Reporter at Writer’s Bloc UMD. Then he joined BET Networks, where he interned as a Production Intern. In 2015, he joined NBC News as a Digital Media Intern. He was then appointed as a Desk Assistant and later as a Production Associate.He joined CBS News as a News Associate in April 2018. He later worked as a Broadcast Associate with the organization. After leaving the company for a while, he again joined as an Associate Producer in February this year.