Aunt Judy Cleans The Shed

[Know It All]

After receiving orders from way on high, Aunt Judy cleaned deep and wide at CC Huntington.

Those at The Big Blue Box who are now in the Long Employment Line:


Robin Wilds: Well known Afternoon Chick on X106.3

Gary "Music" Miller: 30+ year Afternoon King on WKEE

Tyler Joseph: Short-Term Overnight Board Op and Personality Pretender on WKEE

Adam Cavalier: Paul Swann's Busy Boy on WVHU


Each one of the former employees are getting that Extra Sweet CC Goodbye Package of 9 months salary and full unemployment.

As for filling in those slots, they are spending big bucks! WKEE will expand Ryan Seacrest show to 4 hours and move it to 3p to 7pm. What a prize. That is a sure-fire winner!

Hey Kids, let the games begin!

Please note: For today's performance, the role of Know It Some was played by Cameron.

[Hoosier Daddy]

This has to be one of the darkest days in Huntington radio, regardless of where you work.

Who's left at 134 4th Avenue?

[Cameron]

After receiving orders from way on high, Aunt Judy cleaned deep and wide at CC Huntington.

Please note: For today's performance, the role of Know It Some was played by Cameron.

...so on your list Riffe is safe? Well good. They'll be happy to know.

[Lester]

They canned Gary Miller?

[Big Media]

Sad.

Gary is a great guy and Robin is one of 134's sweetest.

I wish them both well and I hope they will join the board!

[Mike]

They canned Gary Miller?

Huge mistake.

Connoisseur should pick him up for WMGA ASAP.

[The Interpreter]

So, is this the last round of the lay-offs, or are there still more to come over at the Blue Box?

[genlock]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Clear Channel Communications Inc., the largest owner of U.S. radio stations, said Tuesday it is cutting 590 jobs, including some on-air personalities, in its second round of mass layoffs this year amid pressure from the recession and competition from online media.

Clear Channel's parent company, CC Media Holdings Inc., also said Tuesday that it will suspend its 401(k) match for all employees for the rest of the year, starting Friday. However, if the company hits 90 percent of its budget goals at the end of the year, the matches will be retroactively restored, a company spokeswoman said.

The latest cuts represent 2.7 percent of company's work force and affect operational jobs like engineering, accounting and customer service, all in the radio division. The company also has an outdoor advertising division, which sells items like billboard space and wasn't affected by the job cuts.

The previous cuts of 1,850 jobs came in January and were also in the radio division, mostly in sales.

Clear Channel didn't break out the latest cuts by geography or job function, but said they do include some on-air personalities, whose identities weren't disclosed. Employees were notified of the cuts Tuesday.

Together, both rounds of cuts amount to a nearly 12 percent reduction in Clear Channel's work force since the start of the year.

[Arp2]

They canned Gary Miller?

Huge mistake.

Connoisseur should pick him up for WMGA ASAP.

If I recall, that company has more than one signal.

[Mike]

They canned Gary Miller?

Huge mistake.

Connoisseur should pick him up for WMGA ASAP.

If I recall, that company has more than one signal.

On a F'ed up play everything format like 101.5, if they let Gary be creative, yes, I think he could be fantastic.

He knows more about music of my era than anyone I've ever known

[Lee]

Wow.

Just...wow.

Gary and Robin ARE the voices of their respective stations, no disrespect to any other personalities. But when one thinks of Gary F'IN Music Miller, they think KEE...when one thinks of Robin Wilds...they think of x1063.

Now we get Ryan Seacrest.

"Yay!"

[Bar Rat]

Does Tyler also lose his second job of running the board for Roten's show?

If so, will the Tomster have to do it himself? Will we hear about it tomorrow?

[Mike]

Wow.

Just...wow.

Gary and Robin ARE the voices of their respective stations, no disrespect to any other personalities. But when one thinks of Gary F'IN Music Miller, they think KEE...when one thinks of Robin Wilds...they think of x1063.

Now we get Ryan Seacrest.

"Yay!"

Yeah, very stupid decisions.

Kindred should snag Robin. And as I said, Gary needs to be on the Connoisseur stations.

BTW, when does Judy get fired? Seems to me that she has the worst answer to the Bob's question of "what would you say, you DO here?" The people she fired had a function at least. As far as I know her only function over the last decade has been to drive Mercedes and fire people.

And she probably makes for that more than the people she fired combined.

Radio is a fucked up business.

[The Interpreter]

Mr. Roten loves to preach that others should speak up regardless of the consequences. Regardless of that, I doubt seriously you will hear him say one peep about Tyler's absence. And if he does, he will join Tyler, if I know Clear Channel.

[Dave Allen]

...and people wonder why I stay in REALLY small town radio.

[Bob Campbell]

Sad for all the folks let go. The sad thing for Huntington ( and really everywhere) is that most of the competition, instead of seeing this for the opportunity it is, will see it as the chance to do more cutting of their own.
Wouldn't you love to be running one of the Connoisseur stations or be over at Kindred right now? I'd be licking my chops. What an opportunity to put a dagger in the heart of the CC stations.

[Cameron]

Kindred was "CC'ed by CC" long before "CC was CC'ed by CC". It will be interesting to see how their stations run on our staffing-levels.

[Bob Campbell]

More's the pity.

[Arp2]

Sad for all the folks let go. The sad thing for Huntington ( and really everywhere) is that most of the competition, instead of seeing this for the opportunity it is, will see it as the chance to do more cutting of their own.
Wouldn't you love to be running one of the Connoisseur stations or be over at Kindred right now? I'd be licking my chops. What an opportunity to put a dagger in the heart of the CC stations.

Ditto...Retweet.

[genlock]

How many are left at Clear-Channel/Huntington?