Four potent CK2 inhibitors derived from CX-4945 are described. They also provided nanomolar activity against HDAC1, therefore having promising utility as dual-target agents for cancer. The linker length between the hydroxamic acid and the CX-4945 scaffold plays an important role in dictating balanced activity against the targeted enzymes. The seven-carbon linker (compound <b>15c</b>) was optimal for inhibition of both CK2 and HDAC1. Remarkably, <b>15c</b> showed 3.0 and 3.5 times higher inhibitory activity than the reference compounds CX-4945 (against CK2) and SAHA (against HDAC1), respectively. Compound <b>15c</b> exhibited micromolar activity in cell-based cytotoxic assays against multiple cell lines.