John Fisher Out at KSWD

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From Radio Insight...​

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Seattle​

John Fisher departs mornings at Soft AC “94.1 The Sound” KSWD. He joined the station in January 2018 after previously spending over two decades as morning host on AAA “103.7 The Mountain” KMTT from 1992 until the station flipped in 2013.

 

[fordranger797]

Well that’s incredibly sad news. John Fisher was always a staple of my childhood. The Mountain is still one of the best radio stations to ever exist in Seattle (there, I said it).

 

[leethalweapon]

One of what is expected to be many nationwide. Allaccess is building a list.

 

[tbolt909]

One of what is expected to be many nationwide. Allaccess is building a list.

Yeah, the list is growing. The stock price is worthless. David Field keeps revising his talking points about how vibrant the company is (AKA = Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic...)

 

[crainbebo]

Best wishes to John!

 

[fordranger797]

Audacy never ceases to amaze me. They seem to have a pretty solid portfolio of stations (especially in Seattle), yet the business seems to flounder. Not to mention, quality of programming really took a dive when they started to streamline their operations.

 

[guruofradio]

Sad to see so many let go including John. Could be a rough 2023 for radio once political ends. Cox, Emmis, Audacy all making cuts and more expected from I-Heart toward end of year.

 

[AceBiscuits]

Audacy never ceases to amaze me. They seem to have a pretty solid portfolio of stations (especially in Seattle), yet the business seems to flounder. Not to mention, quality of programming really took a dive when they started to streamline their operations.

The same can be said about many other large station groups nowadays due to the rough market conditions. It's unfortunate to see this happen nonetheless.

 

[Kelly A]

Audacy never ceases to amaze me. They seem to have a pretty solid portfolio of stations (especially in Seattle), yet the business seems to flounder. Not to mention, quality of programming really took a dive when they started to streamline their operations.

As has been talked about prior; Entercom/Audacy has been mainly radio for a long time. Diversification in business is important. Streaming and starting up other divisions has lagged other originally-radio companies that include concert/festival promotion, streaming, etc. That way when one divisions struggles (not because of what kind of music they play) because of market conditions, other divisions can help stay afloat until seas calm.