Posted by Seth on January 16, 2009 at 20:35:39:
In Reply to: NY Post looks at Clear Channel cut coming next week posted by madcityradio.com on January 16, 2009 at 13:30:40:
"Sources said an initial round of layoffs is expected to commence next Tuesday - not coincidentally the same day President-elect Barack Obama is to be sworn into office. Clear Channel managers are hoping they can slip in the layoffs while the press is preoccupied with Inauguration Day festivities, sources said."
To borrow a quote from "Weekend Update," Really!!! CC thinks they can hide something this big when they hope nobody will be looking? Really!!! I mean, come on, it's the 21st century; somebody is bound to find out. Heck, the Post and everyone else is reporting it now, so now their plans are out in the open already.
"The company is also likely to move toward a "national programming" model that would require less local-level staffing, despite being criticized in the past for a similar action using centralized disc jockeys that made it appear as though they were broadcasting from local stations."
Okay, anyone want to take a guess as to what this will mean, at least for Madison? The talk and sports stations are almost all syndicated or national content already. Z104 already has Ryan Secrest. Want to bet there will be a heck of a lot more VT'ing?