"SRN has notified the WHCA that our network will refuse to join this incredibly juvenile stunt, which is actually more like a RICO violation by mobsters than actions of legitimate American media."
Sports accounted for the largest share of top genres, with seven advertisers spending the most in the category. Five advertisers made comedy their largest category, while news accounted for the remaining three.
I think there is some sense in the idea that one all-news radio station is really all the city can sustain, but it’s about cash more than anything from the LMA to the AFTRA contract to the sales commissions.
This industry guest column on the demise of WCBS Newsradio 880 is from Kipper McGee. Kipper McGee is a recovering broadcaster turned media strategist,...
"If nothing else, we believed in that brand. And what really drove that radio station for many decades was the passion of the professionals that worked there."
"I'm a narcissist. I'm arrogant, blah, blah, blah. But I'm here to tell you -- on a very serious note -- I'm the guy that put WCBS 880 out of business."
“There were 23 WGA East members laid off by Audacy, and we expect the Company to comply with the applicable provisions in our collective bargaining agreement, including guaranteed severance.”
"SRN has notified the WHCA that our network will refuse to join this incredibly juvenile stunt, which is actually more like a RICO violation by mobsters than actions of legitimate American media."
Sports accounted for the largest share of top genres, with seven advertisers spending the most in the category. Five advertisers made comedy their largest category, while news accounted for the remaining three.