Clear Channel Cuts:
Today's company-wide staff cuts at Clear Channel have impacted several Country stations. As reported throughout the day on Twitter and Facebook, those exits include:
- KASE & KVET/Austin PD Joel Burke: 720-363-3288 or here.
- Longtime WCOL/Columbus, OH PD John Crenshaw: 614-537-9565 or here.
- WFUS/Tampa MD/midday Ryan Nelson (253-951-9242 or here) and afternoon co-host Jenny Dean.
- WUBL/Atlanta midday host Tim Michaels: 404-401-0057.
Anyone affected by today's cuts can email us here and we'll share that contact information with the rest of the industry.
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