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Does anyone know what's going on here it seems The morning team is out.
 
> Does anyone know what's going on here it seems The morning
> team is out.
>

Austin Davis and Kerry Mathieson were let go after they finished their show on Monday 08/08. For the time being, they have moved Jackie Brush from mid-days to mornings along with Greg Byrne (from sister station WTAG-AM). To read more about it, here is the link to a Worcester Magazine article. I had posted this on the Boston board on 08/11.

http://www.worcestermag.com/archives/2005/08-11-05/current/worcesteria.shtml
 
> > Does anyone know what's going on here it seems The morning
>
> > team is out.
> >
>
> Austin Davis and Kerry Mathieson were let go after they
> finished their show on Monday 08/08. For the time being,
> they have moved Jackie Brush from mid-days to mornings along
> with Greg Byrne (from sister station WTAG-AM). To read more
> about it, here is the link to a Worcester Magazine article.
> I had posted this on the Boston board on 08/11.
>
http://www.worce> stermag.com/archives/2005/08-11-05/current/worcesteria.shtml
>
>
>It sounds to me orders come from the top to can the higher paid talent.This is how Bruce and Big John were let go at the Bee.CC must not e doing to good if they are continuly trimming staff.
Luckily, Bruce was able to get back in but I'm sure there was big pay cut when he made the move.
Could Big John reapear up at WSRS. He would be a good canadate.
 
> > > Does anyone know what's going on here it seems The
> morning
> >
> > > team is out.
> > >
> >
> > Austin Davis and Kerry Mathieson were let go after they
> > finished their show on Monday 08/08. For the time being,
> > they have moved Jackie Brush from mid-days to mornings
> along
> > with Greg Byrne (from sister station WTAG-AM). To read
> more
> > about it, here is the link to a Worcester Magazine
> article.
> > I had posted this on the Boston board on 08/11.
> >
> http://www.worce>
> stermag.com/archives/2005/08-11-05/current/worcesteria.shtml
>
> >
> >
> >It sounds to me orders come from the top to can the higher
> paid talent.This is how Bruce and Big John were let go at
> the Bee.CC must not e doing to good if they are continuly
> trimming staff.
> Luckily, Bruce was able to get back in but I'm sure there
> was big pay cut when he made the move.
> Could Big John reapear up at WSRS. He would be a good
> canadate.
>

Is it true Lisa Butts and Kevin Clancy are being looked at?
 
>
> Is it true Lisa Butts and Kevin Clancy are being looked at?
>

Lisa was paired with Austin late last year and from my perspective (for what it’s worth), it was a disaster. From day one, they sounded very much like a marriage that wasn’t working and the listener could almost hear the tension. She didn’t last long before Kerry Mathieson replaced her.

To my knowledge, Kevin has no on air experience. He is currently the producer of the Jordan Levy show on PM drive at WTAG. There are times that he is part of the conversation but it is limited in scope. When Jordan is out of town, they don’t even utilize Kevin as a fill-in and bring other folks (usually local politicians) in to do the show.

Actually, I think Jordan would be lost without the strong presence of Kevin as his producer. I really doubt that Clear Channel would want to mess with Jordan’s show seeing just about all of the movers and shakers in Worcester tune into his show.
 
> Does anyone know what's going on here it seems The morning
> team is out.
>
Here's the job posting:
WSRS Morning Show Host/Team
WSRS in Worcester a leading AC station in the Northeast is looking for a morning show host/team. If you understand what a full service heritage station with a “more music” vision does, and can communicate with women 24-44 with positive fun delivery, we need to talk. You must also be great with show prep and at appearances. We are hiring immediately. Therefore, send your package, MP3 audio samples, philosophy, and reason why you are our next “world class personality” to: [email protected]. Clear Channel is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. Citadel Broadcasting . EOE M/F
 
Weren't Austin and Kerry the top-rated morning radio show in the Worcester market both in overall listeners and key demographics??

If they were, this makes their firing all the more odd.

It's been suggested in this thread that the move might be a money-saving one. But if Clear Channel really wanted to save money, they could have had WSRS-96.1 pick-up the syndicated (by Jones Networks) "Lifetime Radio" morning show, a mix of AC music and female-orinted topics produced in cooperation with the Lifetime cable-TV network.

But since the job listing has been posted, at least CC is (for now) going to keep the morning shift at WSRS local.
 
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