Following this morning’s announcement of changes to their market operations structure, the layoffs at iHeartMedia are currently ongoing.
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Albany GA
David ‘DJ Tripp‘ Smith exits nights at Hip Hop 96.3 WJIZ.
Albany NY
Warren ‘Chris Warren’ Garling is out after 18 years on weekends at Classic Hits 98.3 WTRY.
Joe Gallagher departs as weekend host at News-Talk 810/103.1 WGY. Gallagher started at the station as afternoon host in the 1980s.
Cluster operations manager Randy McCarten and production director Dan “Duke” Mussman also lost their jobs.
Ken Place is out as producer at Sports “Fox Sports 980″ WOFX.
Akron/Canton OH
Scott Davidson is out as PD and afternoon host at AC “Sunny 101.7” WHOF and “New Country 99.7” W259BW.
Matt Fantone exits as morning co-host at “Rock 106.9” WRQK, as Tony McGinty moves over from the same role at Hot AC 98.1 WKDD.
Todd ‘Fishhead’ Fisher departs afternoons at WRQK.
Albuquerque
Janae Martinez exits afternoons at Rhythmic Oldies “Hot 95.1” KOLZ.
Allentown PA
Samantha Layne departs as APD/Production Director and midday host at Rock 95.1 WZZO.
Asheville NC
Morning co-host Sharon Green departs Country “99.9 Kiss Country” WKSF.
Afternoon host Pete Kaliner departs News/Talk 570 WWNC Asheville NC.
Tank Spencer departs WWNC as news anchor, producer and sports talk host.
Atlanta
Wendy Rollins exits as APD/midday host at Alternative “Alt 105.7” WRDA and national iHeart Custom Alternative middayer.
Terry J departs the “PK In The Morning” show at CHR “Power 96.1” WWPW and middays at Hip Hop “96.7 The Beat” WRDG.
Evening host/mixed Tha Kid Reckless exits WRDG and weekends on “Jam’n 95.7” KSSX San Diego.
Mixer/hosts Jazzy T and Moran Tha Man exits WRDG.
Augusta GA
Cliff Bennett departs as Program Director for AC 104.3 WBBQ, Classic Rock “Eagle 106.3” W292EE and “Fox Sports 1340” WYNF and Digital Content Director for the Augusta GA cluster.
Blaine Jackson exits as PD of Country ‘105.7 the Bull‘ WLUB.
Austin
Val Santos is out as morning co-host at Rhythmic CHR “102.3 The Beat” KPEZ Austin and midday host at KPEZ and KTBT Tulsa.
Bakersfield
Barry Allen exits as Program Director at AC “Sunny 105.3” KBFP-FM.
Baltimore
SVP/Programming Mike Preston exits. Preston also programmed Country 93.1 WPOC and Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR.
Baton Rouge
Brittany Tully is out as PD of Country WYNK 102.5.
Bismarck ND
Bill Hickok exits mornings at Sports 710 KBMR Bismarck ND and can be reached at hickok@email.com.
Boston
Program Director Ginny Brophey departs Country “101.7 The Bull” WBWL.
Morning anchor Deb Lawler departs News 1030 WBZ just weeks after celebrating her 35th anniversary at the station.
WBZ also cuts ties with overnight talk host Bradley Jay, commentator Jon Keller and sportscaster Tom Cuddy.
Jarred Diglio exits as Assistant Program Director at Conservative Talkers 680 WRKO and “Talk 1200” WXKS.
Midday host Kahleil ‘Maverik’ Blair departs Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 94.5” WJMN.
Jackson Burnes exits as the Executive Producer for “Karlson, Mckenzie and Heather” at Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX. Burnes has 13 years of radio experience with 6 producing the morning show. He can be reached at jacksonburnes@yahoo.com or 617-669-5242.
Anngelle Wood exits as a weekend host at WZLX and 101.1 WGIR-FM Manchester NH.
Bryan/College Station TX
Lee France is out as PD and midday host at Country “Aggie 96” KAGG.
Kevin ‘K.O.’ O’Connor departs as PD/afternoon host at Hot AC “Mix 104.7” KIYS.
Cape Cod MA
Dan Mahoney and Stephanie Viva exit mornings at Hot AC 106.1 WCOD.
Marylee Kelly departs as Cape Cod Production Director and afternoon host at Classic Rock “Cool 102” WCIB. Kelly has previously worked in Boston, Los Angeles and across New England and can be reached at 617-842-8321.
Cedar Rapids IA
Jordan Lass departs as PD/afternoon host at CHR “Hot 95.7” KOSY-FM and afternoons at Alternative “Alt 106.3” KDXA Des Moines.
Frank Balvanz is out as morning host at Standards KMJM 1360 and weekend host at WMT 600.
Charlotte
Midday host Morgen and afternoon host Jeff Kent depart Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX.
Music Director/night host Maria Palmer exits Alternative “106.5 The End” WEND.
Charleston SC
Brian Cleary is out as PD of Country WEZL 103.5.
Chicago
Robert Feder reports that all three remaining local evening jocks have been let go in Chicago. Trace Hamilton departs Country “Big 95.5” WEBG, DJ Moon Dog from Hip-Hop 107.5 WGCI and Chris Michaels at R&B “V103” WVAZ.
Columbus
Konata Holland departs as Program Director/afternoon host at Hip Hop “106.7 The Beat” WZCB, while Mally Mal departs nights.
Lori Schmidt departs as sports reporter for News/Talk 610 WTVN.
Cincinnati
WVXU reports weekend hosts Marilyn Harris and Dale Donovan depart Talk 550 WKRC along with producer Dave Cuddohy and a number of unnamed board operators from the cluster.
Production Director Mark ‘Ranger Bob’ Erickson departs. He’s available for voiceover and imaging as well as production opportunities at 513.703.6622, rangersound@gmail.com, and rangersound.com.
Danny ‘DJ SAB’ Scott exits as weekend host/mixer at CHR “Kiss 107” WKFS.
Cleveland
Don ‘Action’ Jackson exits afternoons at Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI Cleveland.
Ashley Z departs nights at CHR “96.5 Kiss-FM” WAKS.
Jim Hart exits weekends at Country 99.5 WGAR.
Colorado Springs
Kevin Cano departs afternoons at AC “Sunny 106.3” KKLI.
Cliff Cage exits nights at Hot AC “My 99.9” KVUU.
Jiana ‘JiJi’ Norton departs middays at Classic Hits 95.5 KPHT.
Corpus Christi
Dan Rios, exits as Morning Show Co-Host of “The 2 Guys In The Morning, Rex & Rios” on Rock “C101” KNCN. Rios can be reached at danrios@icloud.com.
Also exiting KNCN is PD/midday host Monte Montana.
Dallas
Night host Ted McKay exits Classic Rock “Lone Star 92.5“.
Jerry Caldwell exits as a producer for “Russ Martin Show” on Rock/Talk “97.1 the Eagle” KEGL.
Production director Danny Miles is out, as is IT engineer Melissa Hussel.
Dayton
Steve Dent leaves as Program Director for Alternative “Alt 103.9” WZDA and Rock 104.7 WTUE.
Defiance OH
John Busch departs as Senior Vice President of Programming and morning host at Country “105.7 The Bull” WZOM the past 12+ years. Busch can be reached at buschj00@gmail.com.
Denver
Jerry Schemmel exits as play-by-play voice of MLB’s Colorado Rockies on Talk/Sports 850 KOA.
Deanna Regaldo exits afternoons at CHR “95.7 The Party” KPTT and middays at “96.1 Kiss-FM” KSME Fort Collins.
Des Moines
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Travis Justice and Heather Burnside and producer Sean Roberts and afternoon hosts Chris Williams and Ross Peterson.
Justin Brady exits his weekend show at News/Talk 1040 WHO.
Detroit
Night host Kristina ‘Krissie T’ Williamson exits CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI.
Anne Erickson exits overnights at Classic Rock “Wheelz 106.7” WLLZ and middays at “98.5 The Fox” KDFO Bakersfield CA.
Jeff Luckoff, regional SVP/sales, departs his position.
Eau Claire WI
Morning co-host ‘Donuts’ departs Country “B95” WQRB after over three decades paired with Mike McKay.
Ron ‘Keyes’ Stokes departs as Imaging/Production Director and afternoon hosts at WQRB.
Morning co-host Hannah Cole exits CHR “Z100” WBIZ.
Jim Finn exits middays at “Classic Rock 92.1” WMEQ.
Morning co-host Hannah Cole exits CHR “Z100” WBIZ-FM.
El Paso TX
Bill Tole departs as Senior Vice President of Programming and PD of AC “Sunny 99.9” KTSM-FM and News/Talk 690 KTSM.
Monica Castillo exits as midday host at Rhythmic CHR “Power 102.1” KPRR.
Adrie Acosta departs as morning show producer at KPRR.
Drea Thomas exits the cluster after 24 years, most recently at Rhythmic AC “Hot 93.5” K228FH.
Jay Smooth exits as a producer/mixer at KPRR.
Erie PA
Bill Page departs middays at Variety Hits “94.7 Bob-FM” WXBB.
Chuck Rambaldo departs as Program Director of Country “93.9 The Wolf” WTWF, Variety Hits “94.7 Bob-FM” WXBB, CHR “Star 104” WRTS, and Rock “Rocket 105” WRKT. Rambaldo also hosted afternoons at WTWF.
Sammy Stone exits mornings at Country “93.9 The Wolf” WTWF.
Carrie Leigh leaves middays at WTWF. Lee can be reached at carrie.rospierski@gmail.com.
Danial ‘Baxter’ Irving departs nights at “Rocket 105” WRKT.
Kyle Hendricks departs as midday and weekend personality at CHR “Star 104” WRTS. Hendricks can be reached at kylehendricks@live.com
Alex Womer is out as Assistant Production Director for the cluster and afternoon host on “Fox Sports 1330” WFNN.
Farmington NM
Dave Schaefer is out as Senior VP/Programming and PD of Country 102.1 KTRA.
Adam Savage departs as Program Director of Rock “96.9 The Dog” KDAG.
Kevin O’Neill exits as morning host at Classic Hits “Kool 104.5” KKFG and regional sales associate.
Steve Bortstein, departs as Program Director of “FOX Sports 1340/93.9” KCQL.
Florence SC
Ayers Hughes departs as Promotions Coordinator, midday host at CHR “103X” WJMX-FM and afternoon host at Country “Eagle 92.9” WEGX.
Mattie Jarrett exits as morning co-host at WJMX-FM.
Tirek ‘Buddha Ratt’ Robinson is out as midday host at R&B “The Flo 102.9” WZTF and afternoon host at Hip-Hop “105.5 The Beat” WDAR-FM
Fort Collins CO
Eddie Haskell exits as Senior VP/Programming.
Teri Landreth departs as midday host at Classic Rock “92.9 The Bear” KPAW and afternoon host at Country 100.7 KOLT Cheyenne WY.
Doc Jarnigan departs as afternoon host at Classic Rock “92.9 The Bear” KPAW and morning host at AAA “Radio 94.9” K235BT.
Fort Myers FL
DJ Ramo G departs “The Freakshow” morning show at Rhythmic CHR “105.5 The Beat” WBTT.
Fort Smith AR
Steve Knoll is out as PD at Country KMAG 99.1.
Fresno
Monisha ‘Mo’ Man exits nights at Rhythmic CHR “B95” KBOS.
Niko Alvarez exits late nights at KBOS.
Vanessa J exits weekends at KBOS. She also hosted afternoons at AC “Sunny 105.3” KBFP Bakersfield remotely.
John Magic departs as PD of Rhythmic AC “103.7 The Beat” KFBT and APD/Imaging Director for KBOS.
Grand Rapids
Dave Conrad departs afternoons at Country “B93” 93.7 WBCT after 27 years.
Aly Presser departs as Program Director/afternoon host at CHR 104.5 WSNX.
Mixer/host Christian ‘CHOFF’ Hoffer departs CHR 104.5 WSNX. Hoffer also was a mixer/host on WKQI Detroit and weekend host on 93.7 WBCT. Reach him at Christian@heychoff.com or @heychoff on all social media platforms.
Rick Albin, political reporter for WOOD-TV will no longer contribute to the morning show at News/Talk 1300 WOOD/106.9 WOOD-FM.
Greenville SC
Country 92.5 WESC midday host Lizz Ryals exits. Ryals also hosted middays at AC 99.5 WMAG Greensboro NC.
Harrisburg PA
Michael Anthony Smith exits as evening host at Rock AC “97.3 The River” WRVV.
Hartford CT
Wendy Steele exits middays at Country 92.5 WWYZ.
Houston
Mixers/on-air hosts DJ Ebonix, DJ Shante, and OG Ron C & The Chopstars exit Hip-Hop “93.7 The Beat” KQBT.
Hudson Valley NY
Bill Williams departs mornings at Oldies “Cruisin’ 93.5” WZCR and afternoons at Hot AC “98.5 The Cat” WCTW.
John ‘Tigman’ Rutigliano departs afternoons at Classic Rock “Z93” 93.3 WBWZ.
Jaleel ‘J-Will’ Williams is out as PD/afternoons at CHR “Kiss 96.1” WPKF and PD of WBWZ.
Cameron Hendricks is out as News Director at News/Talk 1450 WKIP/1370 WJIP.
Brett Lobdell departs as weekend host at AC “Q92.1” WRNQ.
Dianne ‘Dee’ Zanin exits as News Reporter for News/Talk 1450 WKIP/1370 WJIP and weekend host at Country 107.3 WRWD.
Michelle Barone exits weekends at CHR “Kiss 96.1” WPKF.
Huntington WV
Nick Kuhn exits as PD of Classic Rock “106.3 The Brew” WAMX and afternoon host at Country 103.3 WTCR.
Morning Hosts Mark ‘Woody’ Wood and Jon ‘The Professor” Brannon exit mornings at Classic Hits “B97” WBVB.
Huntsville AL
Johnny Maze was Program Director of Alternative “Alt 92.9” W225AH, “Rock 106.1” WTAK-FM, and CHR “106.5 Kiss-FM” W293AH Huntsville AL.
Traffic Manager Stephanie McGee exits after 12 years.
Indianapolis
Afternoon hosts Jake Query and Derek Schultz are gone from afternoons at Sports 1260 WNDE Indianapolis.
Chris ‘Crate’ Atticus departs as Imaging Director and evening host at Alternative “Alt 103.3” WOLT.
Vladimir ‘DJ Louievee’ Scott exits as Program Director of Hip Hop “Real 98.3” WZRL and “Real 93.1” WTFX Louisville.
Classic Rock “Q95” 94.7 WFBQ loses weekend hosts Pete Kilmer and Jessica Alsman.
Jacksonville
CHR “97.9 Kiss-FM” WKSL loses Program Director Skip Kelly and Music Director/night host Mel Rose.
Seth Harp departs as PD/afternoon host at Sports “97.3 The Game” 930 WFXJ, while Kerry Belkin departs as afternoon producer.
Killeen/Temple TX
Darwin ‘Babysitter’ White exits as Program Director/afternoon host at Hip Hop “Z92.3” KIIZ.
Lexington KY
Meredith Lane departs as host of “The 9 at 9” on CHR “104.5 The Cat” WLKT.
“Sunday Morning Sports Talk” hosts Mark Buerger, Larry Vaught and Anthony White depart News/Talk 630 WLAP.
Lima OH
Jim Hyatt departs as Program Director at AC “Mix 103.3” WMLX and Rock 107.5 WZRX. Hyatt can be reached at riothyatt@hotmail.com or @theriot_hyatt.
Little Rock
Chad Heritage is out as iHeart’s Country brand coordinator as well as senior VP/programming and operations manager for the Little Rock cluster and PD of Country “KSSN 96”.
Doug Kramer is out as PD/morning host on CHR “Hot 94.9″ KHKN.
Los Angeles
Mark Wallengren departs afternoons at 103.5 KOST after 35 years at the station.
Ted Ziegenbusch departs weekends at KOST.
Jake Dill departs nights at Alternative “Alt 98.7” KYSR.
‘Damn Julianne‘ Miller departs as phone screener for the syndicated Woody Show and Saturday evening host at “Alt 98.7” KYSR. Miller can be reached at Jewels2784@yahoo.com, (951) 809-1281 or on Instagram or Twitter at @damnJulianne.
Reporter Andrew Mollenbeck departs News/Talk 640 KFI.
Mixer DJ Drew exits CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM.
Louisville
Afternoon hosts John Ramsey and Mike Rutherford exit Sports 790 WKRD Louisville as does longtime University of Louisville play-by-play voice Paul Rogers.
Amy Nic exits as afternoon host at Country 97.5 WAMZ.
Daniel Rucker departs as APD/afternoon host at CHR “Radio Now 98.9” WNRW.
Leland Conway is out as 9am-12pm host at News/Talk 840 WHAS Louisville after six plus years.
Louisville Production Director Mark Stahr is gone after 24 years.
Madison
Katie Kruz exits as Program Director at Country “96.3 Star Country” WMAD and CHR “Z104” WZEE.
Mike Lucas is out as morning host at Sports “The Big 1070” WTSO.
Mansfield OH
Charles Robinson was PD of CHR “Y105” WYHT and also tracked for Classic Hip Hop “Throwback 105.3” WYTS and Hip Hop “106.7 The Beat” WZCB in Columbus.
Marion OH
Randy Bigley exits mornings at News/Talk 1490 WMRN and News Director for iHeartmedia Mansfield/Ashland and Marion.
Memphis
Paul ‘Brodee’ Scott exits as APD/Creative Services Director/Afternoon Drive/Digital Content Coordinator at CHR “101.9 Kiss-FM” KWNW. Scott can be reached at pmjscott1@gmail.com and 901-634-7902.
Miami
Ed ‘H-Wood’ Nieves is out as Assistant PD and imaging director at Hip Hop “103.5 The Beat” WMIB and Classic Rock “Big 105.9” WBGG.
Anne Urist, executive producer and afternoon host at WMIB is also out, as is Nick Pena, morning producer at WMIA 93.9.
Carolina Calix exits as local producer for The Elvis Duran Show and weekend host at CHR “Y100” WHYI and Spanish CHR “Tu 94.9” WZTU.
Mixer ‘Mr. Mauricio’ exits Hip Hop “103.5 The Beat” WMIB
Producer/Engineer Roy Perez exits.
Milwaukee
1-3pm host Dario Melendez is out at Sports “97.3 the Game” WRNW, as is his producer Shea Raftus.
Reggie Brown has exited afternoons at Hip Hop “V100.7” WKKV after 21 years.
Evening DJ ‘Promise” departs WKKV.
Minneapolis
Mollie Kendrick exits as morning co-host at Hot AC “Cities 97.1” KTCZ. She can be reached at mollieonair@gmail.com and 970-980-4940.
Brent Barkey is out as morning show producer at KTCZ.
Levi Jessen departs as Assistant Program Director of Country “K102” KEEY and PD of Classic Hip Hop “Hot 102.5” K273BH.
Sue Falls is out as evening host at Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL.
Dan Foss exits weekends at CHR 101.3 KDWB.
Weekend host Sue Jeffers departs Conservative Talk 1130 KTLK.
Minot ND
Bromo Abromowitz exits mornings on Classic Rock “105.3 The Fox” KZPR.
Scott Kittell exits as Sports Director and midday host on Classic Country 910 KCJB.
Mobile AL
SVP/Programming Mason ‘Dan Mason’ Lafayette exits after two decades. Mason also served as PD/Afternoon host at AC “Mix 99.9” WMXC.
Monterey/Salinas CA
Jim Pearson departs as morning host at Country 92.7 KTOM after sixteen years with the station.
Montgomery AL
Yvette ‘The First Lady” Bullard-Dillard departs as afternoon host at Gospel “Hallelujah 104.3” WHLW.
Myrtle Beach SC
Program Director/midday host ‘Brodie’ exits CHR “Mix 97.7” WWXM.
BJ Kinard departs middays at “Rock 107” WRXZ.
Nashville
Country 97.9 WSIX Nashville afternoon hosts (and syndicated evening personalities) Tige & Daniel depart.
New Orleans
Jeff Haber exits as Program Director of Variety Hits “104.1 The Spot” KVDU 104.1 and CHR 102.5 WFMF Baton Rouge.
Afternoon host Mary Steele exits Country 101.1 WNOE.
New York
Joe Concha exits as host of the “WOR Tonight” evening show on 710 WOR.
Norfolk
Tias Schuster is out as Senior Vice President of Programming.
Brett Ballard departs as Program Director/afternoon host at Alternative “Alt 105.3” WNOH.
Cluster Production Director and “Movin 107.7” WMOV-FM afternoon host Mark McCarthy departs.
Dani ‘DK’ Krickl and Ashley Gutierrez depart mornings at WMOV-FM, while Danny Meyers moves to another market within the company.
Oklahoma City
Tom Travis departs as Senior Vice President of Programming. Travis can be reached at 405-535-8636 and tomttravis@gmail.com.
Kathi Yeager exits middays at Country “101.9 The Twister” KTST.
Classic Country “96.1 KXY” KXXY Oklahoma City sees the departure of longtime PD/morning host Bill Reed and afternoon host Shawn Carey.
Chris ‘Frito’ Frioux departs as Music Director/night host at CHR “KJ 103” KJYO after 19 years. He can be reached at ChrisFrioux@gmail.com or on all social media platforms at @FritoOnTheRadio.
Steve Rosen exits as local Bobby Bones Show producer on Country “101.9 The Twister” KTST.
Producers Tom Miller and Mike Gannon depart News/Talk 1000 KTOK.
Omaha
Ritch Cassidy exits mornings at Classic Country “93.3 The Wolf” KFFF.
Roger Olson departs as morning show producer/co-host at News/Talk 1110 KFAB.
Daniel ‘Joey Dee’ Westerhogg, PD and afternoon drive at CHR “Kiss 96.1” KISO exits.
‘Sunday Jim’ Loberg departs his Sunday night slot on News/Talk 1110 KFAB.
Orlando
Lourdes ‘La Gitana‘ DeJesus exits middays at Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100.3” WRUM.
Ricky exits as night host at CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL. He also hosted mornings at the LGBTQ “Pride Radio“.
Ian McDaniel is out as mixer at CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL.
Mike ‘The Shot Doctor’, afternoon co-host at Sports “The Game” WYGM 740/96.9, is out.
Pensacola
Brian ‘Crash’ Edwards is out as PD of Rock “TK 101” 101.5 WTKX.
Philadelphia
John Allers departs as Program Director/morning host at Alternative “Radio 104.5” WRFF and National Programming Group Sr. Brand Coordinator Alternative & Rock.
Engineer/Board Operator Ryan Carson exits.
Phoenix
Mat Mitchell is out as Program Director of Hot AC “Mix 96.9” KMXP and CHR “104.7 Kiss-FM” KZZP.
Melissa Sharpe exits middays at “99.9 KEZ” KESZ.
Evening host Amy Kelly and weekender Phil Steiner depart Hot AC “Mix 96.9” KMXP.
Pittsburgh
Creative Services Director/night host DJ Scottro exits CHR “Kiss 96.1” WKST-FM.
Portland OR
Geoff ‘G-Off’ Owens exits as PD/afternoon host at Hip Hop “Jam’n 107.5” KXJM.
Jim E. Chonga exits middays at Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH.
Portsmouth NH
100.3 WHEB Portsmouth NH Production Director and afternoon host Matt Leonard can be reached at (508)320-5002.
Providence RI
Night host Geoff Charles is out at Rock 94.1 WHJY, as is weekender Pete Silva, after 30 years with the station.
Riverside CA
Afternoon host Qui West departs Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI. West also hosted weekends on “Jam’n 95.7” KSSX San Diego and 93.3 KUBE Seattle.
Mix Show Coordinator Nick Nack departs KGGI after 18 years.
Quad Cities
Morning host Dave Levora and afternoon host Jim Fisher depart News/Talk 1420 WOC.
Ron Evans departs mornings at AC “Mix 96” KMXG.
Debbie McFadden departs as Evans’ co-host at KMXG and midday host at Classic Rock “Q106.5” KCQQ.
Afternoon host Todd Alan exits CHR “101.3 Kiss-FM” KUUL.
Raleigh
Joe Johnson exits as Program Director/afternoon host at Classic Rock 100.7 WRDU.
Riverside CA
Mix Show Coordinator/weekend host Nick Nack departs Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI.
Angel ‘The Kid Angel’ Hernandez exits as a Producer and Street Teamer at KGGI.
Rochester MN
Stu Reed departs middays at Rock “Laser 101.7” KRCH.
Julie Jones exits as afternoon host at Country “102.5 The Fox” KMFX-FM.
Rochester NY
Billy D’Ettorre is out as producer of the Brother Wease Show on Talk “Radio 95.1” WAIO.
WHAM-TV anchor Doug Emblidge, who contributed news to the Wease show remotely, is also out.
Carl Falk is gone as local afternoon host on Sports “Fox Sports 1280” WHTK, replaced by syndicated content.
J.P. Hastings departs after 14 years as Program Director for Hot AC “Mix 100.5″ WDVI as well as sister stations “Y94″ WYYY Syracuse and “Mix 103.3″ WMXW Binghamton. Hastings also did afternoons for WDVI and middays for Country “107.3 the Bull” WNBL Rochester.
Megan Carter exits afternoons at CHR “Kiss 106.7” WKGS.
Sacramento
Mike Hagerty exits as News Director and afternoon co-anchor at News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM.
Paul Robins exits as afternoon host at Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB.
‘Big Al’ Sams exits mornings at Classic Hip-Hop “V101” KHYL.
St. Louis
Jules Riley departs as Senior Vice President of Programming and Program Director of Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD and Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU.
Vic Porcelli exits middays at KLOU. Porcelli can be reached at 636-236-5200 or vicporcelli@gmail.com.
Maurice DeVoe is out as Program Director of Hip-Hop “100.3 The Beat” KATZ-FM.
Salt Lake City
Aaron Salazar is out as APD/MD and Imaging Director at Hot AC “My 99.5” KJMY, Soft AC “Easy 99.1” K256AE and “Rock 106.7” KAAZ. Salazar also held air shifts on all three. He can be reached at aaronsalazar11@gmail.com, 801-558-2579 or @Aaronsalazar801
Jackie Cunningham departs as midday host at KJMY and K256AE.
San Antonio
Chuck Knight is out as Regional SVP/Programming for San Antonio and Austin and Program Director of AC “Q101.9” KQXT.
HJ ‘JoJo’ Meza exits as co-host of “Randy, JoJo & Jaime” in 9am-12pm slot on Country “KJ 97” KAJA.
Bree Wagner is out as APD/MD at KAJA and Classic Country “92.5/93.3 The Bull” KRPT San Antonio and Country 98.1 KVET-FM and 100.7 KASE Austin.
San Diego
San Diego/Riverside Regional Senior Vice President of Programming Rob Scorpio departs.
Steve Kramer exits mornings at CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM.
After 30+ years, Coe Lewis exits middays at Classic Rock 101.5 KGB-FM.
Nina ‘Ruth 66’ Reeba departs as co-host/traffic reporter for the “DSC” morning show.
Jim McInnes exits weekends at KGB-FM.
Chris Merrill departs nights at News/Talk 600 KOGO.
San Francisco
Morris Knight departs as afternoon host at 80s Hits “103.7 iHeart 80s” KOSF.
Julian ‘On The Radio’ Nieh exits weekends/fill-in at Rhythmic CHR “Wild 94.9” KYLD.
Sarasota FL
Morning co-host/producer Justin ‘Billy Jack’ Doyle at Classic Hits 107.9 WSRZ.
Drew Thomas exits afternoons at WSRZ. Thomas was also heard on many other Classic Hits stations.
Seattle
Marty Reimer exits mornings at Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJR-FM.
Morning show producer/co-host Jenna exits Rhythmic CHR 93.3 KUBE.
Morning show producer Amanda Duryee departs Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK.
Rob ‘Rockfish’ Oxford exits weekends at KZOK.
Cliff Avril exits as midday co-host at Sports 950 KJR.
Sioux City IA
J.J. Stone exits as on-air talent and imaging at AC “KG 95.5” KGLI and CHR “Z-98” KSEZ
Springfield MA
Morning co-host Kera Burk is out at AC “Mix 93.1” WHYN-FM.
Springfield MO
Morning hosts Kevin Howard & Liz Delaney exit AC 105.9 KGBX after 24 years.
Spokane WA
Morning hosts Dave Spencer and Teresa Lukens exit News/Talk 590 KQNT.
Morning hosts Rob Harder and Mark Holman depart AC “98.1 Kiss-FM” KISC.
Sussex NJ
Gary Cee exits as Senior VP of Programming for Sussex NJ – “I have 20 years of programming experience. I can be reached at 845-392-5594. My email address is garycee22@aol.com.”
Tony Dee exits as Chief Engineer for the cluster.
Mel ‘Andrews’ Ajero has exited weekends at 102.3 WSUS after nearly 19 years. The seasoned on-air talent and board operations with plenty of on-street promotions experience can be reached at (201) 96O-2851 or melajero@yahoo.com.
Weekend host George Fuller exits as well.
Syracuse NY
Cory ‘Kobe’ Fargo is out as Program Director/afternoon host at CHR “Hot 107.9” WWHT Syracuse.
Pat McMahon departs as morning host at AC “Y94” WYYY Syracuse NY.
Jim ‘Big Jim Donovan’ Dunagan departs middays at WYYY. He also anchored news on News-Talk 570/106.9 WSYR.
Daryl ‘Ledyard’ Thomas is out as air talent at WYYY and Country “B104.7″ WBBS.
Kenny Dees is out as Program Director at Urban “Power 620” WHEN.
Rick Wright exits as host of “Old School Sundays” on WHEN.
Tampa
Kevin Campbell departs as evening host at AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX. Campbell also served as PD/afternoon host at CHR’s “Kiss 95.1” WFKS Melbourne FL and “107.1 Kiss-FM” WGMY Tallahassee.
Carl Harris departs as Creative Services Director for the Buccaneers Radio Network and local stations WBTP, WXTB and WFUS.
Producer/Reporter Trey Downey exits Sports 620 WDAE.
Mixers ‘Jimi O’ and ‘DJ Sandman” exits Hip-Hop “95.7 The Beat” WBTP.
Temecula CA
Dwight Arnold is out as morning host of AAA “Radio 94.5” KMYT.
Toledo
Aimee Brooks exits after 16 years as PD/midday host of Rock 104.7 WIOT and APD of AC “101.5 The River” WRVF. Brooks can be emailed at Afaykosh@gmail.com or on Twitter at @Aimeelily75
News/Talk 1370 WSPD sees the departure of Program Director Dan Nawrocki and morning show staffers Jerry Pickering and Don Zellers.
Chris Proctor exits as midday host at CHR “92.5 Kiss-FM” WVKS and PD of Hip-Hop “94.9 The Beat” W235BH.
Tucson
Chris O’Gorman exits mornings at Hot AC “My 92.9” KMIY.
Melissa Santa Cruz exits middays and nights at KMIY, afternoons at Country “97.1 The Bull” KYWD and on-air at Tejano 1600 KXEW.
Tulsa OK
Jadd Naamani leaves the PD/afternoon host position at CHR “92.1 The Beat” KTBT Tulsa.
Jeremie Poplin departs as PD/afternoon host at Sports “The Buzz” 1300 KAKC/1430 KTBZ.
Kevin ‘Lunchbox’ Bennett is out as Production director & afternoon host on Rock 97.5 KMOD.
Tupelo MS
Paige ‘Tawny’ Holland departs as Production Director and on-air host for Classic Hits “Big 99.3” WTUP and CHR “KZ103” WWKZ. She can be found here.
Julian Vaughn exits as assistant PD of Urban “92.5 the Beat” KESE.
Wichita
Manny Cowzinski departs as Program Director at CHR “Channel 96.3” KZCH and Alternative “Alt 107.3” KTHR. He can be reached at 316-500-0822 and craighubcap@yahoo.com.
Ashley Gray exits middays at KTHR.
Larry Allen departs weekends at AC “B98” KRBB after 25 years.
Waco TX
Tamme Taylor is out after 20 years in mornings at Classic Hits “Big 95” KBGO. Taylor can be reached at rtccook@hotmail.com.
Aaron Zytle departs mornings on Rock “102.5 The Bear” KBRQ and “107.3 The Fox” KLFX Killeen. Zytle also hosted weekends on KEGL Dallas.
West Palm Beach
Ken Payne departs as APD/midday host at AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL.
Worcester MA
Program Director Tony Bristol exits News/Talk WTAG 580/94.9 and AC WSRS 96.1.
WSRS morning co-host Greg Bedard is also out.
Youngstown OH
‘Fast Freddie’ Woak exits afternoons at Rock “93.3 The Wolf” WNCD.
Mark French departs as morning host on Hot AC “Mix 98.9” WMXY.
Ron Potesta exits as afternoon host at Sports 1390 WNIO.
Vince Camp departs as host of “Serenata d’Italia” on WNIO.
This list will be continuously updated.
If you’ve been let go and wish to share your contact information to be published, reach out at news@radioinsight.com.
I found a loophole to the jock bio links being scrubbed from all the websites. Google the jock name and station(s) and the jock profile should pop up. If it’s still active, they are safe (for now). If you get the “Oops” message, they are gone.
Also, spotted with messages on social media mentioning they have been part of the cuts are Randi West, PD/Middays on WMTX Mix 100.7 Tampa, Sammy Stone, Mornings on WTWF 93.9 the Wolf Erie, PA and Bill Page, Middays on WXBB 94.7 Bob FM Erie, PA
This morning, All Access started a new page with the latest cuts; yesterday’s post remains, but might no longer be updated.
Also, Radio Ink now has a list specifically of third-party news stories; so far, it includes one market (Eau Claire) that might not have already been covered…
https://radioink.com/2020/01/15/the-iheart-transformation-continues
For Thursday, All Access started a third page of listings. Also, via Mr. Ryan, the surviving member of the WQRB morning show addressed his partner’s departure on-air…
https://wqow.com/2020/01/15/eau-claire-radio-personality-sounds-off-on-longtime-partners-layoff
Via Radio Survivor, here’s a Rolling Stone article from this afternoon about the cuts generally–including several anonymous quotes…
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/iheartmedia-mass-layoffs-937513
To any of my radio brethren, I will be recording my Broadcasters Podcast tonight.
If any one of you would like to appear on my show to discuss the iHeart reorganization and layoffs please message me here or email me at kingofpodcasts@yahoo.com. Thanks!