Report: 10 Laid Off At Cumulus/Blacksburg

CUMULUS MEDIA has laid 10 staffers off at its BLACKSBURG-RADFORD, VA cluster, reports the ROANOKE TIMES.

Among the 10 laid off last week were Market Manager SARAH LEFTWICH, who is remaining with CUMULUS in another market; Talk WFNR-A, Sports WWBU (SUPER SPORTS 101.7), and Active Rock WBRW (105.3 THE BEAR) PD JOE "THE BIG JOHNSON" JOHNSON, who is moving to CUMULUS' Active Rock WRCQ (ROCK 103)/FAYETTEVILLE, NC to host his show, which will be simulcast back to WBRW; WWBU host RICK WATSON, who will continue to call PULASKI COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL football and RADFORD UNIVERSITY men's basketball on Country WPSK; and WPSK morning co-host and Production Dir. NICOLE WILLIAMS.

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