Clear Channel announced today that among its layoffs today is Chazz Kelly from KC 101’s morning show. As mentioned previously, Clear Channel is laying off 9% of its 20,000+ workforce.
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You Weren’t Dreaming…
Posted on January 15, 2009 by dubymcd
…if you heard Diane Smith on WTIC-AM 1080 this morning. She was filling in for Ray Dunaway, her former co-host, who had the day off. Great to hear her back on there after her unfortunate lay-off.
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Media Darwinism
Posted on January 2, 2009 by kevhill100
Much of what we will inevitably focus on here at The Laurel is the rise of the New Media in Connecticut. That is, the glacial move away from traditional print and radio toward a more digital and networked way of gathering and disseminating the news.
I bring this up because one of the recent casualties of [...]
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We’re Losing Colin McEnroe, too….
Posted on December 30, 2008 by dubymcd
…but hopefully he will find another home, or another time-slot, as he did after WTIC foolishly cancelled his 10 am show more than a decade ago. Whether or not you love or hate his politics, he’s brilliant, informed and intellectually curious. And unlike most broadcasters, he’s not afraid to criticize those in power.
One of the [...]
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Broadcasting Veteran Diane Smith Let Go by WTIC-AM
Posted on December 30, 2008 by dubymcd
The news from WTIC-AM couldn’t be much worse. In what may be only the first lay-off of high-profile talent at WTIC-AM in Hartford, morning co-host Diane Smith will say goodbye to listeners tomorrow morning, New Year’s Eve. And if that news isn’t bad enough, rumors are swirling that afternoon host Colin McEnroe is also being [...]
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Radio Takes a Hit
Posted on November 21, 2008 by dubymcd
It appears as though local radio stations have reason to believe there is a target on their backs.
MaryEllen Fillo reports that a few local shows are being replaced by national syndicated shows. This is yet another loss for the state’s local media.
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