Remember, too, that KLUV was sweating bullets for a while, expecting CC to flip La Preciosa to Pop Oldies, then expecting Citadel to flip Twister to Pop Oldies, but neither one happened. I guess CBS now feels safe that no contender will ever come along and program against KLUV...so it's time to pare the operation down to nothing, knowing that listeners have no other place to go. Much as I like John Summers and Debi Diaz, both on and off the air, I wouldn't be shocked if one of them was laid off in the next few months. I'm sure they're both in that "sweet spot" (which seems to be anything over $50K a year, lately) where corporate thinks they can install a per-hour kid to be a glorified board op instead, pocket the difference, and the listeners can kiss corporate's a$$ if they have any problem with it.
My suggestions? You've got other outlets in the CBS cluster that could stand MAJOR upheavals...but leave KLUV alone. (Of course, they could just as easily kept Mary Rose at KVIL and made HER the overnight babysitter for the rest of the [voicetracked] stations instead of Bob Gomez at KLUV.) Sell off KRLD and TSN, along with low-watter 107.5. Cut ALL your losses at KLLI and either program music or syndie talk (hell, move Movin' there if you're so damn married to that format.) Cut half of Jody Dean's morning crew. Sell the Carpenter building and consolidate the last pieces of it at Fitzhugh. Kill off the stupid, tired imaging at Jack, keep the basic format but rename it and quit paying the licensing fees for the Jack name. And, of course, I could suggest a few managers to let go, in the name of job duplication and lack of REAL contribution to the organization!
Nah, much easier to take it out on the talent instead. I'm very sorry to hear about Sandi Sharp.
