iHeartMedia began another round of layoffs on Tuesday morning, with many sharing that their positions have been eliminated.
In San Francisco, Star 101.3/ALT 98.7 host Hudson Hott departs. She hosted evenings on the San Francisco Hot AC brand while tracking weekends and fill ins at the Los Angeles alternative station. Her prior stops included work in Hawaii at 98 Rock and Star 101.9.
In Milwaukee, sources tell Barrett Media that 97.3 The Game is flipping formats away from sports and is set to become a music station.
Currently, the station serves as the radio flagship home of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers. It also features local programming hosted by Steve Czaban and Brian Butch, Bill Schmid and Armen Saryan, Drew Olson and Kevin Brandt, Matt Schneidman and Doug Russell, and Grady “Trey” Crosby III and Quinton “Q” Miller.
In Tampa, US 103.5 APD and midday host Sarah Jacobs has exited the cluster. Jacobs had been at iHeartMedia Tampa since 2017. She also spent time working in mornings on sister-station Z105 in Sarasota.
Also, 93.3 FLZ host Katie Sommers has exited. She had hosted middays at the Top 40 station in the cluster. Sommers is looking for her next opportunity, and can be reached at KatieSommersRadio@gmail.com or at 608-358-2163.
In Baltimore, Jeff St. Pierre exits his position as APD/host at Country 93.1 after 17 years with the station. He joined in 2008 as a morning show producer and rose to through the ranks and was named APD in 2015. He posted a video on his Instagram page to deliver the news
In Philadelphia, Rise & Grind Morning Show host MuthaKnows has departed Power 99. “Who gets to come back from vacation and hear the dreaded ‘we’re going in a different direction’ speech?” he wrote in a post on social media. “Yours truly, after 14.5 years of faithful service. Well, I guess that’s a wrap for Muthaknows on Power99. On the bright side, God’s got my back, and I’m stoked to see what’s next. Big thanks to all the awesome listeners and supporters who’ve had my back all these years.”
FOX Sports The Gambler Philadelphia Program Director and host Sean Brace has shared he’s part of the cuts. He helped launch the station in 2019, hosting The Daily Ticket with Sean Brace in afternoon drive.
In Salt Lake City, Market President Joyce Wirthlin had departed. She earned the role this year after being with the cluster for nearly three decades. She was named Senior Vice President of Sales for iHeartMedia Salt Lake City in 2021.
Hooker, co-host of the Hooker & DB Morning Show is also departing at Rock 106.7.
In Greensboro, JT Bosch has exited. Most recently, he served as the Senior Vice President of Programming for the stations in the market. He also served as the afternoon host and Program Director of Q104.1, the country station for the company in the market.
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I was fired with the very first LMA – local marketing agreement by Beasley Broadcast Group on September 29, 1991 in Charlotte on my 9 year anniversary date of working with the company. Oh I bought my dream condo the day prior and the happiest morning moving in it, and a bunch of us fired at 2:00 that afternoon !
I was fired with a client but I’d just taken over the phone :10 minutes before the firing meeting.