Clear Channel Reduction In Force Begins

RIF In Progress

ALL ACCESS confirms that the rumored CLEAR CHANNEL "reduction in force" is underway. It seems as if this is taking place primarily in the smaller markets, so far -- with a few exceptions.

One outgoing programmer told ALL ACCESS, "They simply told me that programming would be delivered in a different manner, eliminating the need for my position."

A CLEAR CHANNEL spokesperson told ALL ACCESS the reason for the RIF, "We're launching a new strategy for our regional market radio stations that will improve local programming in smaller markets by using assets and resources in those markets that their competitors don't have. It reflects new approaches to programming, talent, technology and other valuable resources -- based on CLEAR CHANNEL's most effective and efficient stations.

"The new strategy leverages CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO's unmatched resources to serve our local listeners, advertisers and communities better -- there will be more localization, not less. At the same time, it offers new opportunities for our best on-air and programming talent to be heard in more places and grow their careers. This new strategy is about doing things differently to help our company grow faster.

"We looked at all our regional market stations with a fresh eye to determine how we could respond to the challenges of the marketplace and deliver a much better product to listeners than we have in the past -- and better than our competitors can provide. With this new strategy, we'll also generate higher ratings for our advertisers and marketing partners and give our best people bigger roles."

CLEAR CHANNEL declined to comment on specific names or totals of persons leaving the company. But ALL ACCESS is hearing an estimate that it's "many hundreds of folks" who are part of the RIF.

If you are affected by this RIF, and wish to let your peers know how to contact you, please e-mail any of our editors: JOEL DENVER, PAT GILLEN, JEFF SILBERMAN, PERRY SIMON, SHAWN ALEXANDER, ED BROWN, DAVE HOEFFEL, PETE JONES, MARK STRICKLAND, JIM ASKER, KAREN GOODNER, ELICE CUFF, JACKIE CHAPMAN, DOUG LaGAMBINA, or JERRY BOULDING with your information or that of someone you know who has left the company.

ALL ACCESS is providing this list in an effort to help these folks reconnect as quickly as possible. Some of the names we are hearing so far:

CLEAR CHANNEL/FAYETTEVILLE, AR webmaster and KMXF nights BROCK SHORT, brockradio@gmail.com

CLEAR CHANNEL/HARRISBURG Afternoons/Production/Traffic JENI GIPE, jengusler@yahoo.com

CLEAR CHANNEL/HUDSON VALLEY, NY midday host MICHELLE TAYLOR, Dir./Engineering and IT REG OSTERHOUDT a.k.a. RICK KNIGHT, News Dir. CAMERON HENDRIX, Commercial Traffic Manager DAWN MORVILLO, Production Director/on-air talent LOU BROWN

CLEAR CHANNEL/JACKSONVILLE, FL afternoon/morning traffic reporter MICHELLE WARREN, Bichobeach@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/michelle.tibor=

CLEAR CHANNEL/NORFOLK, VA cluster Production Dir. PAUL SAKALAS Paulsakalas@hotmail.com

CLEAR CHANNEL/SPOKANE, WA. OM/PD/mornings ROB HARDER, harder98@msn.com

CLEAR CHANNEL/ST. LOUIS producer/on-air traffic reporter JILL ENDERS, endraske@att.net

CLEAR CHANNEL TRAFFIC's LISA TRYGG TryggLisa@yahoo.com, (602) 488-4364, JIM WEST staticfree11@cox.com, (602) 705-6697, BOB KENNEDY (614) 781 0340, or bobkennedy2980@sbcglobal.net, LEE STONE (520) 668-1482, or DJleestone@gmail.com, MICHAEL PERKINS (480) 228-4971, MARY RILEY (623) 256-2529

CLEAR CHANNEL/WICHITA Production Dir. BRENT WILLIAMS

KBQI/ALBUQUERQUE morning co-host MYLES COPELAND, morning co-host TONY LYNN, (505) 328-5860, thelynns@q.com

KCCY/COLORADO SPRINGS PD CHRIS BROOKS

KCSJ-A/PUEBLO News Dir. CASSIE HART

KDAG/FARMINGTON, NM, JENNIFER GRANT, JenniferGrant@edbroadcasters.com, (805) 361-1389  

KDJE/LITTLE ROCK middayer KELLY BOOM

KDON/MONTEREY's VISA visaontheradio@gmail.com

KDZA-A/PUEBLO Sports Producer DANNY BUSTAMANTE

KFAB-A/OMAHA afternoons TOM BECKA tbecka@hotmail.com

KHGE/FRESNO KOYOTE, koyoteproductions@gmail.com

KHJZ/HONOLULU the KUTMASTER SPAZ and JIMMY DA GEEK morning show

KIGL/FAYETTEVILLE, AR middays ANASTASIA LEWIS-WOSTAK, yaxalot@aol.com

KIXZ/SPOKANE morning show producer and night jock BIG DAN MURPHY

KJSN/MODESTO Middays/Production STEVE JACKSON, (209) 869-0128, sjackson75@hotmail.com

KKFG/FARMINGTON, NM middays DAVE MASON, dmason@walrusfm.com

KKYS/BRYAN, TX PD HAROLD PRESLEY, harold7@hotmail.com, (979) 492-5289,

KODJ/SALT LAKE CITY afternoons MEREDITH WILKEN, radiomeredith@gmail.com, (574) 850-0140

KOSO (B92.9)/MODESTO, CA PD/morning show host ANGIE GOOD and MD/mornings TAMMY CRUISE. Reach out to ANGIE and TAMMY at cruiseandgood@yahoo.com

KRBB/WICHITA middayer JOE ELLIOTT

KSOF/FRESNO PD/mornings MIKE BRADY, (559) 790-5899 and co-host ROSE ORTEGA, (559) 304-7019

KWNW/MEMPHIS morning show producer and late-night jock TY HAWKINS, tyhawkins1007@yahoo.com, (901)517-4128

KWTX-A/WACO PD/morning host SHANE WARNER, Warnershane@gmail.com, (254) 495-6895

KZCH/WICHITA PD SAMMY SUAREZ, mrsammysuarez@gmail.com or 316-207-0207

KZHT/SALT LAKE CITY MD/middayer TRICIA JENKINS tricia.jenkins21@gmail.com (402) 707-1966

KZSN/WICHITA afternooner ROCKIN' RICK REGAN, rick@rickreganvoiceovers.com (316) 617-2122

METRO TRAFFIC/DALLAS – CHRIS BABLER, ERIC GRUBBS and Asst. Dir./Operations/Traffic Reporter/News Anchor MIKE LAUREL,  m_laurel@tx.rr.com

METRO TRAFFIC/HOUSTON reporter JOE ISHAM

NORTH CENTRAL Production Hub/MARION, OH Creative Services Director TODD BRADLEY, Todd.g.Bradley@Gmail.com

TOTAL TRAFFIC NETWORK/DETROIT reporter-anchor LENA ANTOON lena.antoon@gmail.com

WCKT/FT. MYERS, FL PD DAVE LOGAN, superdavelogan@aol.com (239) 340-8544

WCTQ/SARASOTA PD TIM JONES, MD HEIDI DECKER

WDRM/HUNTSVILLE, AL, PD JIM TICE, (256) 309-7324, jimwtice@me.com

WERC/BIRMINGHAM News Dir. MARK EVANS, Memevans864@gmail.com or Mevans1028@roadrunner.com

WFLF (94.5 WFLA)/PANAMA CITY, FL morning host DOC WASHBURN

WGSY (SUNNY 100)/COLUMBUS, GA PD GREG FITZGERALD, gregfitzgeraldvoiceovers@yahoo.com

WHAM-A/ROCHESTER news anchor BETH ADAMS

WIOT/TOLEDO afternoons and WBWR/COLUMBUS middayer MICKI GOLDBERG, micki@mickigoldberg.com

WJBO-A/BATON ROUGE, LA CLARANCE BUGGS

WKSB (KISS 102.7)/WILLIAMSPORT, PA midday host LOU KOLB

WLQT-WDKF/DAYTON, OH APD/on-air BRIAN MICHAELS, djbrianmichaels@yahoo.com

WMEQ middays and AC WISM/EAU CLAIRE morning host JIM FINN, FinnFamilyWI@gmail.com 

WMJY/BILOXI afternooner ALAN BEBE (228) 235-6055, or kimdiamond1@gmail.com

WMMX/DAYTON weekends and commercial production staffer RICK LEBEAU

WNCO/CANTON, OH midday host and WNCO-A PD GENE DAVIS and Production Dir. BRYAN MOORE

WNCD and WAKZ/YOUNGSTOWN, OH PD MATT SPATZ, matthewspatz@msn.com and (330) 502-1254 and board operator TODD HESTON

WOFX-A PD and WGY-A/ALBANY APD STEVE BLEZNYK, bleznyk@yahoo.com

WRFY/READING middayer NICK HARRIS

WRQK/CANTON, OH afternoon-driver TODD "FISHHEAD" FISHER

WRZX/INDIANAPOLOLIS mornings DON STUCK and ACE COSBY

WSRZ/SARASOTA Morning Show Producer/Webmaster CHRIS HENGEL, chengel72@hotmail.com

WSTZ/JACKSON, MS PD/afternoons "BROTHER" DAVE SPAIN, (601) 942-2397

WSYR-F/SYRACUSE afternoon host JIM REITH

WSUS/SUSSEX, NJ afternooner MIKE ANTHONY, michaelskwiat@gmail.com

WTQR/GREENSBORO afternooner JEFF WICKER

WTRY/ALBANY, NY morning man JOHN GABRIEL, Imaging Dir. MARC PINIERI

WTUE/DAYTON, OH, on-air and production "FESTER," production "NUDGE"

WTZB/SARASOTA PD JAMES "MEAT" RUSSELL

WXEG/DAYTON PD STEVE KRAMER, Krameradio@gmail.com

WXSR (X101.5)/TALLAHASSEE, FL PD MATT KNOX, mattknox80@gmail.com

WYNK/BATON ROUGE, LA afternoon drive SCOTT INNES, scottinnes1015@hotmail.com and Traffic MARGIE MAYBE

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