AUDACY Sports WSSP-A (1250 THE FAN)/MILWAUKEE has let go its entire on-air staff and is now airing CBS SPORTS RADIO in its entirety. The station s local hosts, including BART WINKLER, STEVE "SPARKY" FIFER, GARY ELLERSON, LEROY BUTLER, and TIM ALLEN, have disappeared from the station s weekday schedule. The layoffs come as part of the company-wide cuts taking place this week (NET NEWS 8/17).The station was in competition with several other Sports stations, including GOOD KARMA BRANDS .
YESTERDAY, (NET NEWS 8/16), AUDACY launched a round of layoffs nationwide as the company is facing delisting by the NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Cost-cutting measures were imminent, and rumors of company-wide layoffs have been prevalent in the last week and became a reality.An spokesperson for AUDACY told ALL ACCESS, "Over the past few years, AUDACY has been on a transformational journey, investing in our capabilities to serve our listeners and customers and accelerate our growth through a .
Some former Wisconsin Badgers and Green Bay Packers surprised patients at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison Thursday, serving lunch and visiting with veterans as part of Salute to Service Month.