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Papa Smurf Departs KMEZ/New Orleans Amid Cumulus Media Cuts
SWM has learned that CUMULUS MEDIA R&B KMEZ (102.9)/NEW ORLEANS midday personality PAPA SMURF (GREG VIGNE) has exited the company. A NEW ORLEANS native, SMURF, has spent most of his 43 years on air in the CRESCENT CITY, between WYLD and KMEZ.
Over the past few months, CUMULUS MEDIA has been conducting staff reductions across the country. In 2020, the LOUISIANA BROADCASTERS’ ASSOCIATION honored SMURF with its “Lifetime Achievement Award.”