@Miller,
a product of the economy
radio as an industry is in free fall, lots of cuts, more stations turning into jukeboxes instead of broadcasters
BREAKING: Major Layoffs At WBZ Radio?
by Brian Maloney, December 30th, 2008 at 05:07pm
**** UPDATE: CONFIRMED BY THE BOSTON HERALD ***
Rumors of deep cuts at WBZ 1030 AM have been running rampant in local media circles for some time, but now, one inside source claims sports anchor Tom Cuddy, overnight host Steve LeVeille, as well as weekend talkers Lovell Dyett and Pat Desmarais have all been sacked.
So far, this is entirely unconfirmed and their names are still found on WBZ’s program schedule. So take it for what it is and nothing more, at least at the moment.
But if this turns out to be true, it’s a sad day for WBZ. With a mammoth overnight signal reaching many states and provinces, it’s hard to believe the station would resort to syndication or infomercials in those hours. It’s more evidence of the extreme nature of the media’s meltdown.
UPDATE: LaVeille is indeed off tonight, but that could be due to the holiday. I’ve been checking around, hope to hear soon whether there is anything to this rumor.
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