iHeart Cuts Continue: iHeartMedia Arkansas-Texas SVPP Dave Ashcraft is among those affected by a new round of company layoffs. Currently based in Fayetteville, AR, Ashcraft has been with the company since 2000, including prior stints as OM for its clusters in Tyler/Longview, TX and Jonesboro, AR. Reach him here.
Also, as reported this morning via Breaking News, WGAR/Cleveland PD/midday host Carletta Blake has exited after five years with the station (CAT 3/28/19) and two years before that as PD/middays at sister WNCB/Raleigh. Blake moved to middays after the March departure of morning co-host Steve Wazz (CAT 3/14). She also handled middays on sister WKSF/Asheville, NC. Her prior stops include WRNS/Greenville, NC and then-Country KTYS/Dallas. Reach her here. No word on plans for the position.
The Year End Print Special
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CMA Radio Winners
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