iHeartMedia Coronavirus Update: Some Furloughed Employees Not Returning

A Tough Day

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues on, it's still a tough time for most, and iHEARTMEDIA Chairman/CEO BOB PITTMAN and CFO/COO RICH BRESSLER addressed the company with an update on how things are going. Included in their memo to staff below is the news that some furloughed employees will not be returning.

Here's the full text of their letter:

Team,

We wanted to update you on some steps that we are taking to position our company for the post-COVID future.

As you know, last MARCH, we took the difficult step of furloughing some employees, most of whom were in jobs that we did not believe would be essential until business operations reverted back to their former state. Clearly the downturn has been deeper and longer than originally expected, although advertising is beginning to recover and we are doing better than most in our areas.

It is also apparent that as result of changed work habits and so much work still being done from home, we will not need all the jobs we once had; we will be working in new ways going forward and must align our organization with the future.

We have brought back some of our furloughed colleagues, and will continue to bring back some others, we will unfortunately be eliminating a number of our furloughed jobs. These decisions were not made easily or quickly -- and they are all painful. These are good people who really care about our company, and to lose any is hard.

We wanted to share this information with you so you would be fully informed about what is happening in our company, and to let you know that we appreciate your dedication to the company and its mission, and all the hard work you are doing to keep us on the path of recovery and growth -- not just back to where we were, but beyond.

BOB and RICH

If you have been affected by these downsizings at iHEARTMEDIA, let ALL ACCESS know and we will post your name, station, duties and contact info so that you make bases with other opportunities. Just click here.

Here is who we’ve heard from that is now out in iHEARTMEDIA downsizing:

ANGIE C SHAW, Host, SATURDAY afternoon-drive and permanent fill-in, WZLX/BOSTON & WHEB/PORTSMOUTH, NH. DJAngieCProductions@gmail.com

BILL CONNERS, Creative Director, WGAR/WMJI/CLEVELAND is out after 39 years. 440.476.9020 Macdaddybill1@gmail.com

DEANO CHAPLE, Promotions Dir. WDRM, WTAK, WQRV, WBHP, KISS-FM, ALT 92.9, and Mid-day on WTAK-FM/HUNTSVILLE Reachable at 850-485-4203 or Chaple77@gmail.com

JOE SWEENY, Commercial Production Dir. WMMS/WMJI/WGAR/WAKS/WTAM/WHLK/CLEVELAND
Reachable at (216) 333-7049 jsweeny23@gmail.com

PHILIP AZOON, Creative Services Dir. WFLA & WDAE/TAMPA for 23 Years, and Producer - NT AMMO - PREMIERE RADIO NETWORKS since 2004. Reachable at (727) 420-0821 or pazoon@mac.com.

ASHLEY MASCROFT, Promotions Director at,WSIX/NASHVILLE for two years, and a 13-year radio vet can be reached at (413) 455-9232 or Amascroft@gmail.com.

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