Updated 4/6
Following Audacy’s layoffs earlier this week and subsequent restructuring of its market leadership, names of additional employees affected have slowly been dripping out.
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Market Managers
With the elimination of the Market Manager position, there are nine managers who are not included in the new structure. In addition to David Yadgaroff retiring in Philadelphia, we have confirmed two exits.
Becky Domyan exits as SVP/Market Manager after eight years running the St. Louis cluster. Domyan joined the company in 2018 after previously holding multiple sales roles at Emmis St. Louis rising from account executive in 2006 to General Sales Manager and Director of sales for 96.3 KNOW and 105.7 KPNT. During her tenure at Audacy, Domyan also spent time running the Wichita KS cluster.
Barrett Media reports that former Atlanta Market Manager Rick Caffey will move into an advisory role in Atlanta and with the Hip Hop/R&B formats, Chicago Market Manager Kevin Cassidy will work on special projects, and Boston Market Manager Mike Thomas will move back into programming as a Sports Format Vice President.
Greenville SC Market Manager Steve Sinicropi and Norfolk/Richmond VA Market Manager Bennett Zier have moved into advisory roles with the company.
Unknown publicly at this time are the statuses with the company of Memphis and Chattanooga Market Manager Nichole Hartman, and Phoenix and Seattle Market Manager Dave Pugh.
Las Vegas
Adrian ‘Heavyweight’ Hernandez exits as morning show producer at CHR 98.5 KLUC. Hernandez had been with KLUC since 2021 after stints at WLLD Tampa, KNRJ Phoenix, and KVEG Las Vegas. He also hosts the wrestling podcast “Unlikely with Adrian Hernandez”. He wrote, “I was apart of the national layoffs within Audacy last week & 5 minutes after getting home I received my 100K Plaque from YouTube” for the podcast.
Seattle/Phoenix
“The Morning Wolfpack” exits Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF Seattle and afternoons at 107.9 KMLE Phoenix.
Matt McAllister joined KKWF as morning host in 2017 and the show added KMLE in October 2024. He previously hosted mornings at iHeartMedia Country 102.5 KNIX Phoenix from 2008 until the end of 2016 and spent a decade at Rock 99.9 KTYD Santa Barbara CA. He shared his departure in a video.
No word yet on the status of McAllister’s co-hosts Gabe Mercer and ‘Captain Ron’ Koons.
Pittsburgh
Maria D’Antonio exits as midday host at Country “Y108” WDSY after over a decade with the station. D’Antonio spent four years in mornings at Steel City Media Hot AC “Q92.9” WLTJ from 2011 through 2015 before joining WDSY first as a part-timer before rising to middays in February 2016. She also hosted afternoons at Hot AC “100.7 Star” WBZZ during her tenure. As part of a thank you message, D’Antonio wrote, “I don’t know what’s next. i don’t know what my life looks like after radio. while this wasn’t the way I hoped my time in radio would end, I’ll be eternally grateful for this chapter. I do know that right now I’m gonna take a little break and soak up every second with my two beautiful children and beautiful husband. and I’ll be spending as much time as I can with family and friends. and who knows, maybe I’ll see you soon!”
Minneapolis
Greg Thunder departs mornings at Country “102.9 The Wolf” KMNB. Thunder joined the station in 2018 and has previously worked in the market hosting mornings at “Cities 97” KTCZ from 2016-18, “KS95” 94.5 KSTP-FM from 2004-2010 and worked at CHRs 99.5 WLOL and 101.3 KDWB. Thunder has also worked at Country KMPS Seattle and KILT-FM Houston, Classic Hits KGOR Omaha, and stations including WPLJ and WQHT New York, and KALC Denver in his career.
Riverside CA
‘Vicki Pepper’ McDonel is out after thirteen years at Public Affairs Director, afternoon traffic reporter, and weekend/fill-in host at Country 95.1 KFRG. She can be reached at vickipepper@aol.com.
Rochester NY
Hope Breen is out as part of the “Bee Morning Coffee Club” at Country 92.5 WBEE. Breen, who was a local travel influencer, joined WBEE in November 2023 to join Billy Kidd and TJ Sharp, who remain on the show. She posted, “I’m so thankful for the outpouring support from my coworkers. At the very least, I’m excited to be able to listen to my friends when I am driving around that I didn’t know personally before this role.” Breen can be reached at hope@rocthecitywithhope.com.
San Diego
JR Rogers exits as Technical Operations Director after 35 years at the Jefferson-Pilot turned Lincoln Financial Media turned Entercom turned Audacy cluster. Prior to joining what was then just KSON AM/FM in 1991, Rogers spent fifteen years at Midwest Televisions’ KFMB AM/FM where he was Program Coordinator from 1980 to 1991 and was part of the “B Morning Zoo” at CHR “B100” KFMB-FM.
