can't believe no one is talking about this. WLAC PD Tom Peace is out, as is Squeege, Butter, Randy Mallory and others whose names I haven't heard yet. These are all good folks I had the pleasure of working with during my 5 years in the building. As I know what these folks are going through, it's very difficult to think of it as business as usual and not personal. But they're too good to be left out in the cold and somebody will be grabbing them.
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Clear Channel bloody Thursday
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The full list is here:
http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/a...-channel-makes-layoffs-in-a-number-of-markets
This is HUGE...
http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/a...-channel-makes-layoffs-in-a-number-of-markets
This is HUGE...
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jojosunbeam1
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I wish I could say I'm surprised, but I'm not. It seems as if every day is numbered for CC employees. It's not about ratings, job performance or anything else. It's just about money. Among the people let go at CC Nashville today, I have had the pleasure of working with Tom Peace, U Turn Lavern and Butter. They are great radio people and just great individuals. I wish we could turn back time to a day when radio was fun and entertaining, running a live board playing carts and CD's and allowing radio people to be personalities. If only there were a chance of going back to a day of 2 FM's per company per market. Just think how different the Nashville radio landscape would be. Think of how many more radio pros would have jobs and options to go elsewhere within the market when it was time for a change. For now, shut up and play the music. You just talked for 15 seconds, which is 10 seconds too long with PPM. I know it's nothing personal. It's just money, but I can imagine how CC management sleeps at night when the go on a rampage like this. I've been fortunate to only loose one job to a format change when everyone on the staff was let go. It wasn't my fault, but it still felt really crappy. My thoughts and prayers go out to those who lost their jobs.
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jharmon
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As sad as it might be, it is just business as usual for CC.
It's all about the balance sheet.
The Good Ole Radio Days are DOA
It's all about the balance sheet.
The Good Ole Radio Days are DOA
CLEAR CHANNEL, and VP/Marketing & Entertainment ANGEL ARISTONE said.."Some employees were effected; these are never easy decisions to make."......SOME EMPLOYEES?!?!?! That list was HUGE!!! I was also let go a few years ago and know how these guys feel...It SUCKS! At times I find myself thinking that I would like to give it another go but then something like this happens! Sad just sad.
jojosunbeam1 said:
Yes, that's the way it works now in so many corporate-owned businesses. The bean counters are the ones who decide who stays. If you have been around awhile, gotten a few raises, or have some extra hits against the cost of the health insurance — and you can be replaced by a kid who'll take an entry-level salary (no matter how poorly they do the job) — you are out. And the reason corporate management can sleep at night? They don't care about you, they are measured by how well they bring down costs and put more bonus money (i.e., your salary) in their own pockets. Yes, the money is still in most of these companies, they just want more and more for their own or shareholder pockets.
Or they just have a buddy they'd rather have in the position than you. And a lot of new, younger managers also don't like having older, seasoned workers around, because they are seen as uncooperative (i.e., know better than the manager how things should work, provide a voice of reason, are more popular, etc.). The reigning thought is that older people can't reach younger consumers. Now businesses have lost years of experience and are doomed to wander in circles making the same old mistakes all over again. What happened to the days when experience and longevity led to ladder-climbing into management positions? The age of management has been cut at least in half now.
Believe me, this is going on sooo much with so many of Nashville's classic businesses. Besides radio, include the music industry, TV, newspapers, publishing, printing, advertising, even the church denominations and ministries located here.
I unknowingly walked into the building yesterday within about an hour after the wailing and gnashing of teeth started. The atmosphere was horrendous. Remember these people, folks. Don't forget them. If you have a job available, reach out, all of these folks were solid pros at what they do.
Clear Channel is a pathetic company. Even a few years ago when cuts were being made, there was still a chance to have enough people to manage the ship and try and put forth a decent product. Now you don't even have that. They should just admit that their business practices over the years have caught up with them. That now the ship has sunk and whoever is left to manage their company only hope to squeeze out a few extra dollars every month to make a profit. They obviously don't care about any future of their own business. It is ONLY about the bottom line.
If I was a Clear Channel Manager, I wouldn't even try and disguise it. Nobody is being fooled. Any rational person would not choose to start a career with them. That in the end with be their downfall.
If I was a Clear Channel Manager, I wouldn't even try and disguise it. Nobody is being fooled. Any rational person would not choose to start a career with them. That in the end with be their downfall.
Those left at Clear Channel Traffic in Nashville must be busy trying to cover both the Memphis and Nashville traffic reports. Cheap Channel is a complete joke. Even if you were offered a job by CC, would you take it? You wouldn't know how long you would have the job, and there's that noncompete clause that lasts six months after you're terminated. How does CC expect to find good people these days?
The transition is underway as the days of radio end and the internet/wifi takes over. Slowly you will see radio stations turning off the lights. Technology changes. If you want to be heard or to listen now, go for podcasts, social media, etc. Plug your cell phone into your car audio jack and listen here http://tunein.com/ or use your phone and dial an 800 number and listen to radio http://www.audionow.com
One of the first things a well ran organization does when they have to lay off people is never do it on a Friday! The former employees will be sitting around all weekend just getting madder. If you let someone go, do it in the middle of the week then they can go to the unemployment office and get started doing paperwork and trying to find a job. By terminating on the last working day of the month CC, saved the health insurance expense of laid off. If you work the first day of the month you have coverage the whole month in most group plans.
Doesn't CC have a huge note (above the Mega millions prize last Friday) due sometime late this year or next year? My guess management is axing payroll to score big bonuses because if a receiver is appointed a lot of the executives will be gone. I have been both laid off and one of the (lucky?) ones that get to stay on the sinking ship. The remaining folks (lucky?) will have "survivors' guilt" which will make their increased work loads even worse. The laid off folks must realize that they have an opportunity to either do something else (usually at a better rate of pay) or find a hopefully stable station.
Doesn't CC have a huge note (above the Mega millions prize last Friday) due sometime late this year or next year? My guess management is axing payroll to score big bonuses because if a receiver is appointed a lot of the executives will be gone. I have been both laid off and one of the (lucky?) ones that get to stay on the sinking ship. The remaining folks (lucky?) will have "survivors' guilt" which will make their increased work loads even worse. The laid off folks must realize that they have an opportunity to either do something else (usually at a better rate of pay) or find a hopefully stable station.
ShadowB said:
Looks like somebody has hired a minimum wage proof-reader. Should be Affected, not Effected.
If meters could measure iPods, CDs, etc., as well as "live" radio, do you think CC (and others) would see that we don't have to listen to the radio anymore?
spew said:
The only problem with Internet radio, etc is.. The Internet goes down. What did everyone turn to immediately after Katrina? Radio.. During any major storm, etc, radio is what is people turn to during major events, and it is still what people tune to (for the most part) while on the road. While what you say may be true, I'd venture to guess radio still has another 30 or 40 years of life left in it.
jason99 said:
What an embarrasement to 107.5. :
After the recent storms in March, I turned to radio. Weather radio. Sure beats all those EAS interruptions on radio stations affecting counties well outside a given station's coverage area. :techguy1975 said:
Interrupting Hippie Radio for watches in Giles County? Gimme a break! :That 30-40 year figure that you gave would probably cover my generation.
The River has gone down the drain and should just pull the plug on themselves. Last night, Adam was voicetracked ..after a song played, he pipes in "107-5 The River" ..that's it. Another song played (Stereo Hearts) and they go directly in the "Furniture Light and Gallery" singing commercial. What a joke. This station might as well be 1000 watts on AM out in the middle of Nowheresville, USA.
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