According to the Indianapolis Business Journal, eight Emmis Corp. employees in the Indianapolis cluster were terminated yesterday in advance of the company’s sale to Urban One.
WIBC reporter Eric Berman confirmed he was one of the eight employees dismissed, tweeting “Some personal news: this morning my tenure at WIBC came to an end. For 28 years, it has been my privilege to bring you fair and detailed coverage of news affecting Hoosiers’ lives, and I hope you’ll stick around for whatever comes next.”
Berman was the only on-air employee affected by the cutbacks.
Emmis said in a statement “Today, Emmis notified eight individuals that their positions have been eliminated. Impacted individuals are being provided severance and offered insurance coverage. These are difficult days, and we wish them nothing but success.”
Urban One is expected to complete their purchase of the Emmis Indianapolis stations by the end of the month.
