Tag: iHeart Layoffs

Nick Jordan has joined Country 97.1 HANK-FM Indianapolis as APD and middays, as well as APD and afternoons on AC B105.7.

"In radio, the reality is it's actually still reaching about 90% of Americans. Of course, industries evolve and you look for ways to operate more efficiently and effectively. For us, that is the reason that our podcast division is able to reach so many people. "

Jordan began with the company under Clear Channel and spent 23 years there.

"I’ve had an amazing life because of radio, and have done things I could only dream of because of it. For that I am eternally grateful. But this job is not fun anymore. The pay is still low, and I’ve seen more people cry at work the past two years than I’ve seen in the previous thirty."

Wolford, previously the host of the PM drive on “94 Country” WKKJ, is set to debut her afternoon show, “The Drive Home,” on Total Media’s “Hank FM 100.9” WXIZ Waverly, OH, starting November 25.

The nearly six-hour trip exposed us to some 100 different radio stations along our journey. As a casual experiment and a bit of low-key research, we built impromptu Subaru radio-scanned playlists by sampling stations across each region.

iHeartMedia Oklahoma's Senior Vice President of Programming, J.J. Ryan, has expanded his role to include oversight of Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri.

iHeart’s CEO Bob Pittman commented on the company’s Q3 earnings call to Barrington Research’s Jim Goss: “There’s not a slot for everybody.” Let that sink in.

iHeartMedia Nationwide layoffs continue with a growing list of downsized employees. News/Talk took the biggest hit on Friday, but music radio wasn’t spared.

Staff cuts are underway at iHeartMedia, with a reduction in force aimed at a regionalized management structure.