iHeart Restructuring Continues
iHeart Restructuring Continues: Following multiple Friday departures (CAT 3/15), Country Aircheck has confirmed several more cuts within iHeartMedia.
SVPP/Oklahoma Don Cristi, whose oversight included KTST & KXXY/Oklahoma City & KTGX/Tulsa, has exited after 20 years with the company, first in Tulsa and then adding regional duties in 2020. Reach him here.
WMAD/Madison PD/midday host Chelsey Steinhauer has exited after nearly a decade with the station. She started as an intern, rising to MD and then PD in 2021 (CAT 1/5/21). Reach her here.
WYNK/Baton Rouge APD/MD/afternoon host Austin James has exited after more than 35 years with the station. Reach him at 225-205-4007 or here.
KRYS/Corpus Christi afternoon host "Uncle Sam" Eulenfield is out after six years with the station. He was also Dir./Production for the Corpus Christi and McAllen clusters, and PD for sister News-Talk KKTX-AM. Reach him here.
WBCT/Grand Rapids morning co-host Matt "Gilly" Gilcheck departs after 11 years with the cluster. He moved to mornings in 2014 (CAT 6/30/14). His previous stops include WKKT/Charlotte and WKIS/Miami.
In the wake of Friday's news, many of the departures seemed to have occured with little warning. When monitored this morning, WACO/Waco, TX was running jockless after the exit of PD/morning host Zack Owen.
At WGAR/Cleveland, PD/morning co-host Carletta Blake is now handling the daypart solo since the exit of Steve Wazz, who can be reached here.