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Layoffs of about 10% of the staff at NPR are happening this week, and along with the job cuts, four podcasts have been canceled, reports NPR.ORG.The shows ending production include three seasonal podcasts, the long-running "INVISIBILIA," "LOUDER THAN A RIOT" (which just started its new season), and "ROUGH TRANSLATION," along with the "WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME" spin-off "EVERYONE & THEIR MOM." The closures come as the network tries to ...

ALPHA MEDIA Triple A KINK/PORTLAND's replacements for the departed GENE SANDBLOOM are KEN BENSON and MAX DUGAN of P1 MEDIA GROUP, who will serve as Co-Content Directors for the station while continuing to work with clients through their P1 consultancy.BENSON said,“Radio has changed so much since we left day-to-day programming, and MAX and I always felt it would be fun to be back in the programming trenches. The opportunity to program the legendary KINK-FM, PORTLAND, OREGON, while ...

Former HUBBARD News WTOP/WASHINGTON Dir./Content Integration and Operations CRAIG SCHWALB has been named to succeed the retiring RON GLEASON as Brand Manager and News Director of AUDACY News WBBM-A-WCFS (WBBM NEWSRADIO)/CHICAGO, effective JANUARY 23rd.“When RON GLEASON announced his retirement last summer, we knew we had a major challenge in replacing him, since RON has been the driving force behind WBBM for nearly two decades,” said AUDACY CHICAGO VP/Programming and Operations ...

The RECORDING ACADEMY has announced the winners of Special Merit Awards to be honored at a ceremony on FEBRUARY 4th at the WILSHIRE EBELL THEATRE in LOS ANGELES during GRAMMY WEEK. Recipients of Lifetime Achievement Awards will include BOBBY MCFERRIN, NIRVANA, MA RAINEY, NILE RODGERS, SLICK RICK, THE SUPREMES, and ANN WILSON and NANCY WILSON OF HEART; Trustees Awards will go to photographer HENRY DILTZ and the late pianist ELLIS MARSALIS and STAX RECORDS founder JIM STEWART; and Technical ...

IHEARTMEDIA News-Talk KFI-A/LOS ANGELES has revamped its lineup with changes that include longtime afternoon team JOHN AND KEN moving to the 1-4p (PT) weekday slot, TIM CONWAY JR. taking over afternoon drive, and a new evening show with MORRIS "MO'KELLY" O'KELLY.The new lineup sees morning host BILL HANDEL now hosting 6-9a, with middayers GARY HOFFMAN and SHANNON FARREN moving up an hour to host 9a-1p. JOHN KOBYLT and KEN CHIAMPOU, who have hosted afternoons for 30 years (except for ...