November 19th, 2008 
joel Given our recent report of the near 21% drop in radio revenues last quarter across Citadel Broadcasting, it may seem inevitable that layoffs would soon come to operations in Erie. The Press and Tower sources confirm what Tom Lavery reported earlier today that Classy 100 afternoon drive personality Tony Jay has been laid off, joined by Country 98′s PM driver Johnny Marx and Laurie from the X-Tra Fun Morning Show.
These cuts at Citadel follow the high-profile release of Newsman Dave Benson, one of the original cast of The Breakfast Club on WXKC this summer.
Word has it that the Country 98 morning show will soon be a syndicated satellite show, with “Truckin’ Tom” going back to afternoons.
With all of the cutting going on in the broadcast (and newspaper) industry, decimating our stations, it makes you wonder if our operators are accelerating the rejection of traditional media by advertisers. Wouldn’t going long on your bets and making stronger investments in your media properties actually pay off in the end?
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WTF!
Gotta feel bad for Marx. He’s good and been around a long time. Shafted yet again.
Laurie. Had to see that coming. She was lucky for what she had.
Tony J. Another long timer. Good jock.
Cant wait more syndication. Ye Haw!
I’m afraid that Citadel and Connoisseur and all the other corporate giants in the radio world are the same beasts of the same mind. They all had the same plan when deregulation came about. Make tons of money. They gobbled up radio stations en mass with the sole interest of making money quick. Now, they are realizing that they, perhaps bit off more than they could chew and, as a result, are cutting costs where ever they can, and sacrificing the real talent in radio… the human element. What is next for Erie radio? “Space Available” signs in the Boston Store windows, perhaps?
I’ve known Johnny since college, and each time someone is lucky enough to land him, they take him for granted.
Johnny and Tony are class acts, and any station would benefit from their experience. Shame on Citadel. Radio is just not the same from the Jet/K104 days of local personalities and a lot of FUN.
Chris Tarbell