More Alpha Cuts In Iowa: Alpha KCOB/Newton, IA Mgr./Content, afternooner and 16-year station vet Jamie Grout, on air host and Dir./Production Joe Swanson and News Dir. Randy Van Roekel have all been let go, according to the Newton News. The moves follow similar cuts last month in Mankato, MN (CAT 5/23); Mason City, IA and Watertown, SD (CAT 5/22) and Farmington and Moberly, MO (CAT 5/8).
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