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RICK KAEMPFER reports cutbacks @ Hubbard Chicago WTMX WTBC-FM. Is this due to low ratings?

Posted by WYTZZ95FM <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=WYTZZ95FM' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on October 11, 2024, 11:47 am

Hubbard WTMX and WTBC-FM low ratings prompt these cutbacks? Or is it shoring up the bottom line? Replacements with lower salary?

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*Cutbacks at Hubbard
=In Chicago, Hubbard owns The Mix, The Drive, and Throwback 100
=Violetta Podrumedic made the announcement of her departure on Facebook. Violetta had been a part of the Mix Morning Show for the past six years. Before that she worked at WGN Radio.
=Lisa Kosty of Throwback 100 announced her departure as well. She had been with the station for ten years.
=Also let go, one of the beloved behind-the-scenes staffers, Fina Rodriguez. Fina came aboard with Greg Solk at the beginning of the Drive. She previously worked with Greg at the Loop.

Link: *Cutbacks at Hubbard

Re: RICK KAEMPFER reports cutbacks @ Hubbard Chicago WTMX WTBC-FM. Is this due to low ratings?

Posted by Jeremy Andrews <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeremy+Andrews' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on October 11, 2024, 1:06 pm, in reply to "RICK KAEMPFER reports cutbacks @ Hubbard Chicago WTMX WTBC-FM. Is this due to low ratings?"

Looks like quick budget cuts. Can't really blame the ratings on any of the people they let go of. Violetta did traffic.

Re: RICK KAEMPFER reports cutbacks @ Hubbard Chicago WTMX WTBC-FM. Is this due to low ratings? *edit

Posted by Hunter on October 12, 2024, 12:24 am, in reply to "RICK KAEMPFER reports cutbacks @ Hubbard Chicago WTMX WTBC-FM. Is this due to low ratings?"
Edited by board administrator October 12, 2024, 1:33 am

Older women have no chance in modern media. There are some exceptions. For the most part, women in their 50s and beyond are going to be more susceptible to being cut. It's really shameful.

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Violetta Podrumedic was a top traffic reporter among other things. The word comes down to cut, cut, and cut. The dumbing down of radio continues. I will bet WTMX-FM goes with a cheaper traffic service who has a reporter with half the talent of Violetta.

Many who are "released" tend to get a real estate license and earn a living that way.

Johnny Mars of WXRT-FM/93.1 has a real estate license and has been selling for a long time. Thankfully, he's still rocking at 'XRT.

Males can stay in media well into their 60s and beyond, but women, sadly, continue to be forced out way before them. I am referring to TV as well.

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