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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