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Dr. Drew OUT at KROQ/Los Angeles, admits CBS hasn’t been paying him

For all of you who’ve doubted what I’ve said about the few remaining prominent radio personalities working for minimal compensation, see this story about Dr. Drew leaving KROQ.

In it, he admits, “The reality is there’s not been a 

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End of an era: KGO Radio lays off news staff

At least 20 full-time staffers, and perhaps more, were laid off from (San Francisco’s) KGO Radio and KFOG 104.5, a local rock station, by parent company Cumulus Media.

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RADIO’S NOT JUST DYING IN AMERICA: BBC to axe television and radio divisions as part of radical management overhaul

The BBC’s director-general to unveil what is being billed as the most far-reaching organizational overhaul in the BBC’s history (read that: firings!).

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Your Professor speaks to Michael Harrison of Talkers.com

Click here to hear Talkers.com’s Michael Harrison talking with Tom Leykis

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ONE OF THEM IS RADIO’S CUMULUS MEDIA: Time is running out for these 29 companies

Tick. Tock. Timing is running down fast for a number of companies.

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Why Electric Cars Are Ditching AM Radio

Electric cars may be energy efficient Earth-saving futuremobiles, but their rise could also have a strange unintended consequence: killing off the oldest form of radio.

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Creditors could force a restructuring of iHeartMedia

Two creditors of iHeartMedia, including Goldman Sachs, are expected to put the squeeze on the debt-laden radio giant — a move that could make it a lot harder for its private equity owners to keep the music playing.

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“Roughly 200 employees” laid off nationally at CBS Radio: Philadelphia Business Journal

CBS Radio has been streamlining operations to eliminate the role of station or operations managers, instead preferring to have program directors and sales managers reporting directly to market presidents.

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X103.9 airs its last alternative rock song

KCXX/San Bernardino — which has broadcast alternative rock to listeners in San Bernardino, Riverside and the Victor Valley for 20 years — “no longer exists” as of December 22nd, according to Program Director John DeSantis.

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CBS Radio to Melinda Lee, longtime food show host on KNX/Los Angeles: Merry Christmas! Now, find a new job! We’re replacing you with an infomercial!

Dear Food News Listeners –It is with mixed feelings that I must tell you today that the Food News show is no more. As…

Posted by Melinda Lee on Monday, December 21, 2015

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