Layoffs come to Cumulus Youngstown

By Tom Lavery

Youngstown: There are reports over at radio-info.com confirming that several layoffs have occured at Cumulus owned stations across the country. Could some layoffs occur in the near future over at the Cumulus Youngstown radio stables over on 4040 Simon Road? Cumulus currently owns 8 stations including Classic Rock WYFM 102.9 "Y-103", Country WQXK 105.1 "K-105", CHR WHOT 101.1 "Hot 101", Alternative WWIZ 103.9 "Rock 104", AC WLLF "96.7 The River", Nostalgia WSOM 600, Sports WBBW 1240, and News Talk WPIC 790. With the state of radio today, it wouldn't be a surprise to see a few "Budget Cuts" occur over on Simon Road. Update: Thanks to our regular reader "Doug" for catching the news over on Radio-Info.com. There were a few "Budget Cuts" over on Simon Road. They include "Y-103" evening jock Dave Messersmith (who was with the station for 23 years), "K-105" evening jock Burton Lee and morning show host "K-Man", plus the entire weekend crew over at "Hot 101." This was also reported over at Ohio Media Watch who is offering those who lost their jobs free posting of contact information for stations looking for talent. I'll second that and welcome such postings here or at my e-mail address at Laveryman@hotmail.com. It's the people behind the mic that always made radio a special place and they deserve a lot better than being a victim of "budget cuts."

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I think WWIZ 103.9 “Rock 104” is better classified as active rock than alternative.
Doug - October 25, 2008 at 10:58 am

I actually checked the Cumulus site and they call it Alternative. I guess that it could be classified as either or both since I often hear some metal bands on the station as well.
Tom Lavery (URL) - October 25, 2008 at 12:24 pm

According to Radio-Info.com, as of 1:40 PM Sunday, several Cumulus stations in Youngstown have cut their staff: “Youngstown, Ohio’s cluster chopped three on-air staffers: Classic Rock WYFM “Y103” night jock Dave Messersmith, Country WQXK “K105” night jock Burton Lee, and morning host K-Man. Top 40 WHOT “Hot 101” laid off its entire weekend crew.”

That’s all for now.
Doug - November 02, 2008 at 1:45 pm

Thanks for the update Doug. I just felt that the cuts were coming to Youngstown sooner or later. I read that Dave was on Y-103 for 23 years. It’s yet another sad story of someone who was with a station for a long time being let go for budgetary reasons. Youngsters hoping to get into the radio business as an on air talent will not have the chance with automation and voice-tracking taking over. It’s very unfortunate to hear about more cuts. It’s happened to several friends of mine who truly deserved better.
Tom Lavery (URL) - November 03, 2008 at 07:25 am

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