Chicago Public Radio Lays Off 9% Of Staff

11 Staffers Exit

CHICAGO PUBLIC RADIO, operator of noncommercial Talk WBEZ/CHICAGO, has laid off 11 full-time staffers, representing 9% of its staff.  In addition, some senior staff members have accepted salary cuts. 

The moves were forced by "poor financial conditions" including a drop in individual donations and smaller than expected growth in corporate underwriting resulting in a $1.5 million budget shortfall, according to a report on the station's website.

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