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How much more can CC cut?

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Clear Channel re-aligns some market reporting again…
T-R-I hears that some New York state markets such as Syracuse, Albany and Rochester now report directly to George Toulas, at what Clear Channel calls the “Mid-Major” level. They’d previously reported to Tom Thon, who himself reports to Toulas. I heard just about those three markets, but you wonder if that’s happening in other places, and whether San Antonio may eventually eliminate a layer of middle management as a cost-saving measure. Or, whether it may consolidate some of the middle-management jobs and require more traveling by the rest – again, saving money.
 
Even on a local level, WRWD has eliminated Dawn Spicer as morning drive co-host. Many more cuts that we don't even see...


more info/ commentary????


oldies4ever
 
my friends uncle listened to wrwd and says dawn moved to buffalo so she quit.
 
talk about CC cutting things for about 2 months now 98.3 WTRY has been running with no HD signal at all & no RDS feed either. It would be really nice if they fix this already.
 
Other boards are starting to report rumors of more CC cutbacks too....And thats how it always starts....
 
oldies4ever said:
Even on a local level, WRWD has eliminated Dawn Spicer as morning drive co-host. Many more cuts that we don't even see...


more info/ commentary????


oldies4ever
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I remember Dawn Spicer when she was doing mornings back in the 90's when she was on WBWZ when it was formerly "Z93" back in the day. She was on WBPM's former "Rhythm 94.3" and "Cool 94.3" when she was filling in for Ricky Woods doing the news in the morning right before Cumulus took over from CC. She was also on WRWD with Tommy Lee Walker, I'm so sad to see Dawn go, but good luck to her in Buffalo. I hope Ricky Woods will be Dawn's replacement.

Let the CC Joker cutbacks begin!
 
I have recently head Dawn Spicer on WCTW. I cannot recall what shift... Christa Jones is also on WCTW... again shift escapes me...
 
You probably heard Cindy Spicer on WCTW, not Dawn. Krista Jones is there, though. She holds down the 10a-3p shift, mon-fri.
 
Clear Channel had eliminated business positions too because they are funneling all of their office procedures out from their corporate office. It started in the winter, they have been consolidating all of their AP/AR & monthly billing to have them generated from corporate....the offices have less people doing multiple tasks, its all to cut corners and save money---they cant afford having water coolers or coffee machines in the offices, thats just crazy.
 
According To Scott Fybush's NorthEast Radio Watch "DC" is out as afternoon jock/music director at Clear Channel's WPKF (96.1 Kiss FM) in Poughkeepsie."
 
ventura highway said:
Clear Channel had eliminated business positions too because they are funneling all of their office procedures out from their corporate office. It started in the winter, they have been consolidating all of their AP/AR & monthly billing to have them generated from corporate....the offices have less people doing multiple tasks, its all to cut corners and save money---they cant afford having water coolers or coffee machines in the offices, thats just crazy.
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One of the benefits of having no business is you don't need office support staff.
You don't need to bill clients you don't have. You don't need to pay staff you don't have.
If there is no staff, who would drink the water?

Dawn was a cool cucumber in the WBNR/WSPK days. Haven't spoken to her in a long time, but I am sure she is still cool and I wish her well.
 
NYPOST: The third time is no charm for Clear Channel Communications. After failing twice to restructure the company's debt, the private-equity firms that own the radio and billboard giant are asking some big banks to help them keep the company from defaulting on its loans. But after a bruising fight two years ago to force the banks to live up to their commitment to fund the ill-fated buyout, those same banks now are telling the PE firms to take a hike, two sources close to the situation said. That means Clear Channel may now default by year-end or early next year, one of the sources said.
The Mays and their managers have spread so much ill will over the years that everyone they’ve crossed is waiting for the ultimate payback. Their model has destroyed Radio and more than a few lives and now it’s time to pay the piper. Unfortunately for the staff still in the trenches there aren’t too many burger joints looking for over priced talent. It's tough to be cocky when you can't pay the light bill.
 
MHVRadiofan said:
According To Scott Fybush's NorthEast Radio Watch "DC" is out as afternoon jock/music director at Clear Channel's WPKF (96.1 Kiss FM) in Poughkeepsie."
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It is replaced by music director Chris Marino from WSPK's "K-104" and also replacing "CJ's Playhouse" show with a nationally syndicated morning show with Elvis Duran from "Z-100" which is also being heard up in Albany on WKKF's "Kiss-FM" at 102.3 and then Ryan Seacrest from "American Idol" has moved its syndicated show from "Star 93.3" to "Kiss-FM" at 96.1 in middays. That leaves CJ out of his morning show last week from "Kiss" and moved to WRWD with Annie where he did his own morning show. CJ is a great morning show host, I remember him when he was doing afternoons back in the "B-94" days when it was originally WBPM at the time as well as the host of "Rhythm 94.3's Morning Rhythm Show". I missed him so much, but I'm glad to hear to hear CJ on WRWD once again, but I'm a huge country music fan, and I will listen to it, but I don't listen to "The Wolf" in mornings so I prefer CJ as well. After CJ, I will listen to "The Wolf".
 
disney fanatic said:
MHVRadiofan said:
According To Scott Fybush's NorthEast Radio Watch "DC" is out as afternoon jock/music director at Clear Channel's WPKF (96.1 Kiss FM) in Poughkeepsie."
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and then Ryan Seacrest from "American Idol" has moved its syndicated show from "Star 93.3" to "Kiss-FM" at 96.1 in middays.
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I had heard that Ryan Seacrest was doing a rhythmic CHR ‘kiss’ type show some time ago but that was certainly not what he was doing on star 93.3 . Obviously it would never fit the format , and conversely the show he did on WBWZ won’t fit kiss 96.1 . I have wondered for some time does he do more than one show ?
 
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