 That drop in salary budgets comes at a time as the labor market is cooled somewhat. Now 38% of the employers said they had trouble attracting and retaining top talent, down from 57% just a year ago. Dan Ronan, WTOP News. Straight ahead here on WTOP, the master of deadpan humor, Bob Newhart, died this week. TV guides Matt Rausch will tell us where to catch his act this weekend on television.