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Feder: DiCastro Retires

Posted by Jeremy Andrews on November 15, 2019, 11:56 am

With all of the layoffs at Entercom lately it’s kinda hard to believe he just retired

Link: ‘Game changer’ Jimmy de Castro retiring as Entercom Chicago boss

Re: Feder: DiCastro Retires

Posted by Jeremy Andrews on November 15, 2019, 11:57 am, in reply to "Feder: DiCastro Retires"

I spelled his name wrong. Shouldn’t use voice. Correct as needed

Re: Feder: DiCastro Retires

Posted by WYTZZ95FM on November 15, 2019, 12:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Feder: DiCastro Retires"

Bolting before Titanic cracks in half and sinks to the bottom, while the company saves the salary.

Entercom has always been a cheap company but buying up CBS has turned all those stations downward in every way possible.

While DeCastro did not bring Jams on air (this comes from way higher up and consultants), I am impressed with 104.3 as it has been able to evolve and sustain, but it is such a pain to listen to musically and presentation. If they are proud of 104.3, along with a bad CHR period, they have pulled B96 teeth out as a heritage station.

The few winners of this dumpster fire is Cumulus and 94.7 WLS-FM. When KHITS went off WLS-FM got a lifeline. The other KISS-FM.

The main losers? Entercom listeners and shareholders. Lets see if their Bankruptcy will be as sweet as Cumulus end result was.

Z

Re: Feder: DiCastro Retires

Posted by Sal Vitro on November 15, 2019, 5:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Feder: DiCastro Retires"

This has been a long time coming Z hits the nail on the head. The bosses in Philly are not happy with the money losses at the cluster, the next big name to go is Wezzie Kramer. The Chicago replacement is already decided and will be a woman from NY. It’s easy to say they have “cut costs” but the stations are not preforming, and they are not making money. Changes to follow will be easy to guess. Problems abound at B-96 and US-99, programmers and staffers will be the next to go. Entercom does not want CBS holdovers .

Happy holidays!

SV

Re: Feder: DiCastro Retires

Posted by Nah on November 15, 2019, 8:03 pm, in reply to "Re: Feder: DiCastro Retires"

So he "reduced costs" for them by consolidating the Pru2 floors from three to two, and fired a bunch of folks. Can't do anymore cutting! Yes def. sounds like he's bolting before the belts get even tighter over there. Too bad WBBM both News and Traffic depts are shells of what they once were. Left them with very poor quality and management. He should've ousted those managers and "consolidated" even more before leaving and maybe that banger can shine again next year with new blood in charge.

Re: Feder: DiCastro Retires

Posted by Jake on November 16, 2019, 8:08 am, in reply to "Re: Feder: DiCastro Retires"

How is that radio traffic department? Does Kevin Scott actually do anything? Is he liked?

Re: Feder: DiCastro Retires

Posted by DeCastrated on November 21, 2019, 6:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Feder: DiCastro Retires"

Anyway, back to DeCastro, it looks like he built radio empires then cashed out - so good for him, but bad for the rest of us.

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