David O’Leary Joins WCRB As Morning Host

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David O’Leary Joins WCRB As Morning Host

Former Audacy AC "Magic 106.7" WMJX Boston morning host David O'Leary is joining WGBH Educational Foundation Classical 99.5 WCRB Lowell/Boston

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He should fit in there.

 

[mysticnitekatt]

Let's hope 'CRB (Which is owned by GBH) doesn't have to cut on-air tallent with funding cuts to public TV and radio - even GBH isn't immune...

 

[jlehmann]

Let's hope 'CRB (Which is owned by GBH) doesn't have to cut on-air tallent with funding cuts to public TV and radio - even GBH isn't immune...

Didn't they already cut former morning host Laura Carlo due to budget cuts?

 

[Kemosabe]

Laura Carlo was let go a few months ago. How much did GBH/CRB save by replacing her with David O'Leary?

 

[TheBigA]

Let's hope 'CRB (Which is owned by GBH) doesn't have to cut on-air tallent with funding cuts to public TV and radio - even GBH isn't immune...

WGBH lost almost $20 million, almost all in TV. So there will likely be TV cuts at some point:

Massachusetts	Boston	WGBH	Other System Support	$122,671
Massachusetts	Boston	WGBH	Radio Community Service Grant	$1,109,172
Massachusetts	Boston	WGBH	Television Community Service Grant	$7,516,366
Massachusetts	Boston	WGBH	Television Programming	$10,691,899

They just cut 45 jobs in June:

GBH cuts more than 40 staffers in new layoffs

The layoffs come as public media faces increased scrutiny and funding threats from the federal government.

www.wgbh.org

 

[theotherguy]

Laura Carlo was let go a few months ago. How much did GBH/CRB save by replacing her with David O'Leary?

But was she let go in a budget cut or in a programming decision?

 

[Kemosabe]

But was she let go in a budget cut or in a programming decision?

According to Fybush, it's the former: 6/9/2025: Urgency Grows for Public Media.

 

[Jimmy128]

David is a vast improvement over Laura Carlo.

Now if only they could get more adventurous with their playlist.

They play the same pieces over and over like a top 40 station.

 

[radiofan2023]

David is a vast improvement over Laura Carlo.

Now if only they could get more adventurous with their playlist.

They play the same pieces over and over like a top 40 station.

If they played anything new, their audience would unRavel!

 

[CTListener]

David is a vast improvement over Laura Carlo.

Now if only they could get more adventurous with their playlist.

They play the same pieces over and over like a top 40 station.

The old, commercial WCRB had a much tighter playlist.

 

[CTListener]

It's sad that classical music and the people who program and play it -- about as non-"woke" (whatever that means) a genre as you'll find -- are becoming collateral damage in the administration's war on public broadcasting's news programming.

 

[theotherguy]

There are some months WCRB's ratings rival many other Boston commercial stations. Their playlist aside, I've always thought they offered a breezy and modern presentation compared to other classical stations and I think we're lucky to have them, especially now with David O'Leary joining the ranks.