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Clear Channel Scorecard - PLEASE HELP!!!!!

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itburnswhenipee

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Okay, I've been following developments at Clear Channel-Atlanta for the past year or so, and just off the top of my head, here are the people who have been terminated in just the past 18 months. I know I am forgetting some people, SO PLEASE TELL ME WHO I AM FORGETTING:

TERMINATED AT CLEAR CHANNEL SINCE 2005:
Gene and Julie
The entire Kool Gold airstaff
The Regular Guys
96 Rock afternoon team Southside and Rhodes
96 Rock PD Jeff McMurray
96 Rock PD Buzz Casey
WGST PD Bruce Collins
WGST Promotions Director John Grey
WGST Assistant PD Rick DiLorenzo
WGST Sports Director Pete Davis
Several Sports Staffers including Ed Treiguts
Braves executive producer Brad Golder
Braves announcer Don Sutton
Several WGST news staffers including Vanessa Jones and Kari Dean
WGST Kimmer Producer Wayne "No Offense"
Several WGST Morning Show Producers
The entire airstaff at Real Radio 105.3 including Scott Ferrell
Total Traffic Operations Director Cheryl White
Several other Total Traffic people including the assistant operations director
Many WGST sales people
Lite FM PD Louis Kaplan (technically, he "resigned" for a position in Florida)
VP of Programming Marc Chase (reassigned to other markets)
Market Manager and GM Jerry Del Core


I KNOW I'M FORGETTING SOMEBODY!!!!
 
Don Sutton did not work for Clear Channel

Add to the list, all from WGST
Sam Memmolo - The Car Show
Dave McBride - The Car Show
Dr. Gene Hennsler - Money Talks
John Adams - Real Estate Show
Sari Rose - News
Randy Cross - Sports Show
George Stein - Legal Show
Danny "McLefty" McNulty - Golf Show
Pat & Lonnie - Home Improvement Show
Bill Caiaccio - Morning News Anchor (he actually quit)
Jim Gossett - The Newsmaker Line (he quit over Kari's firing)
 
Indeed, the list is much longer. At least 5 General Sales Managers, 3 Local Sales Managers, 1 Director of Sales, a couple of Promotions Directors, the cluster Marketing Director and the cluster Operations Manager among many, many others. Seems like the best way to get canned in Atlanta Radio is to take a job with Clear Channel. It's like the black hole of broadcasting. One thing is certain, if you want to be canned in Atlanta Radio, just take a gig at Clear Channel. Good luck, Chuck.
 
itburnswhenipee said:
Okay, I've been following developments at Clear Channel-Atlanta for the past year or so, and just off the top of my head, here are the people who have been terminated in just the past 18 months. I know I am forgetting some people, SO PLEASE TELL ME WHO I AM FORGETTING:

TERMINATED AT CLEAR CHANNEL SINCE 2005:
Gene and Julie
The entire Kool Gold airstaff
The Regular Guys
96 Rock afternoon team Southside and Rhodes
96 Rock PD Jeff McMurray
96 Rock PD Buzz Casey
WGST PD Bruce Collins
WGST Promotions Director John Grey
WGST Assistant PD Rick DiLorenzo
WGST Sports Director Pete Davis
Several Sports Staffers including Ed Treiguts
Braves executive producer Brad Golder
Braves announcer Don Sutton
Several WGST news staffers including Vanessa Jones and Kari Dean
WGST Kimmer Producer Wayne "No Offense"
Several WGST Morning Show Producers
The entire airstaff at Real Radio 105.3 including Scott Ferrell
Total Traffic Operations Director Cheryl White
Several other Total Traffic people including the assistant operations director
Many WGST sales people
Lite FM PD Louis Kaplan (technically, he "resigned" for a position in Florida)
VP of Programming Marc Chase (reassigned to other markets)
Market Manager and GM Jerry Del Core


I KNOW I'M FORGETTING SOMEBODY!!!!


;) So then...what's the QUESTION BEHIND THE QUESTION?
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Chief Rainmaker said:
itburnswhenipee said:
Okay, I've been following developments at Clear Channel-Atlanta for the past year or so, and just off the top of my head, here are the people who have been terminated in just the past 18 months. I know I am forgetting some people, SO PLEASE TELL ME WHO I AM FORGETTING:

TERMINATED AT CLEAR CHANNEL SINCE 2005:
Gene and Julie
The entire Kool Gold airstaff
The Regular Guys
96 Rock afternoon team Southside and Rhodes
96 Rock PD Jeff McMurray
96 Rock PD Buzz Casey
WGST PD Bruce Collins
WGST Promotions Director John Grey
WGST Assistant PD Rick DiLorenzo
WGST Sports Director Pete Davis
Several Sports Staffers including Ed Treiguts
Braves executive producer Brad Golder
Braves announcer Don Sutton
Several WGST news staffers including Vanessa Jones and Kari Dean
WGST Kimmer Producer Wayne "No Offense"
Several WGST Morning Show Producers
The entire airstaff at Real Radio 105.3 including Scott Ferrell
Total Traffic Operations Director Cheryl White
Several other Total Traffic people including the assistant operations director
Many WGST sales people
Lite FM PD Louis Kaplan (technically, he "resigned" for a position in Florida)
VP of Programming Marc Chase (reassigned to other markets)
Market Manager and GM Jerry Del Core


I KNOW I'M FORGETTING SOMEBODY!!!!


;) So then...what's the QUESTION BEHIND THE QUESTION?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Well that should boost their stock up 1 cent just in time for stockholders to get a nice check this Christmas.
 
Don Sutton wasn't an employee of CC, but since the Braves are currently broadcast on CC stations, I see your point.
 
Well, according to CNBC, Clear Channel is preparing for a leveraged buyout of the company. My guess is that if they're not that bad now, they will be MUCH WORSE if that takes place! They could become the Wal-Mart of radio and that's scary. Maybe soon the only way you can work for CC is to be an unpaid intern.
 
STILL MORE FIRINGS!!!

If you can count shows that have been "fired" from WGST, there are a couple of more syndicated personalities that I left out.

ALSO "FIRED" FROM WGST since 2005

Glen Beck
Todd Schnitt (remember HIM?)
Phil Hendrie
Randy Cross
Art Bell
Rush Rewound (taken off the evening slot)
Wayne No Offense Weekend Show (remember THAT?)
Art Mehring Sunday Sports
Mad Pundit Radio featuring Eric Von Haessler

I know I'm STILL forgetting somebody!
;D
 
Not to minimize the carnage, but Hendrie retired to do movies, TV, or some other ego trip and Art Bell is still doing Coast to Coast from Manila on the weekends.
 
We can now add Brad Golder (Exec. Producer - Atlanta Braves Radio Network), Eric Page (WGST Sports Director), and as of last Friday, four more full-time staffers from Total Traffic, including Joy Barge and Scott Brocato.
 
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