Friday, October 24, 2008 - 8:59 am
Has the local Cumulus stations started downsizing again ?? I know they are pretty lean as it is.
Just wondering.
Friday, October 24, 2008 - 9:10 am
Pdx radio does not have any stations owned by Cumulus. I'd say that was pretty lean indeed.
Friday, October 24, 2008 - 9:46 am
Eugene....sorry
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 11:50 pm
It is happening all around the country at Cumulus stations. I just moved back here from Topeka, KS, and I still check the Topeka Capital-Journal website to see what's going on. As it turns out, the Cumulus knife slashed four popular DJs, including "Radio Rich (Bowers) and LouAnn," a long-time country & western morning team who'd been lured away from local another station (with much fanfare, too) just a few years ago. According to the C-J:
"...several Cumulus clusters have laid off staff members, including 16 on- and off-air personnel in Kansas City and six on-air staff members in Fayetteville, N.C., at the same time as the Topeka dismissals, which also included the local cluster's chief engineer, Lee Reisinger, and Bowers' son, Nick Bowers, who did weekend overnights at US103." (See http://www.cjonline.com/stories/102908/loc_349427279.shtml)
What I find more interesting/troubling is how they tied the can to the chief engineer. I suppose in this computerized age it's possible to remotely control equipment from anywhere in the USA, but at some point isn't firing the chief engineer penny-wise, pound-foolish?
That story mentions Cumulus is hiring replacements, no doubt for less $$$ than their predecessors. Radio Rich was adamant that he and LouAnn knew there were money problems and were willing to negotiate a deal for less money, but they were never given a chance to talk contract--they were simply cut loose.
Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 6:33 am
SO I'm guessing Eugene has not had any layoffs due to economic slowdown. Thats a good thing, they are very lean to begin with.
Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:57 am
All around the country Cumulus is cutting positions at stations, sometimes as many as nine at a time. I very surprised they did not start with smaller markets and work thier up.
Monday, November 03, 2008 - 12:31 pm
Eugene is probably one of Cumulus' larger markets.
Monday, November 03, 2008 - 3:49 pm
Actually, San Francisco is.
Monday, November 03, 2008 - 4:02 pm
San Francisco, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Nashville, Houston, Dallas, Kansas City are all Cumulus markets. Eugene isn't even close.
Monday, November 03, 2008 - 4:42 pm
ok my bad... For some reason I just cant help but think of them as small time players.
Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 10:36 am
Eugene is and always has been a small market to all in broadcasting. From R&R, Arbitron and everyone else.
