Does anyone know what became of Brett Burkhart? First he was co-anchoring PM Drive (with Patti Reising?), then Steve Scott came over from WCBS and they replaced her with Steve (after he got acclimated by anchoring every shift, around the clock, over the holidays), then Burkhart disappeared and Steve was solo, now (apparently) Steve's moved into AM Drive solo. Wonder who will replace him in Audacy's revolving door of anchors?
Totally serious...one of the nice aspects of CBS Radio's approach to their all-news formats was the longevity of the anchor and reporter staffs. Mark mentioned Al Hart and Stan Bunger. There were a bunch that had been there for decades. WCBS in NYC was the same, names I can still dredge up in 2025 though I last lived in Manhattan in 1989. Audacy's approach is more of a revolving door, bring them in, kick them out. I think it shows a transactional approach to their product and a fundamental disrespect for their people. And in the not-so-long-run, I suspect that's going to sink them faster than the advertising market difficulties.
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