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Nationwide Audacy Layoffs Includes Entire WHHL/St. Louis Air Staff
AUDACY, now operating as a private company, has laid off between 200 to 300 employees across multiple departments, including on-air talent, traffic, sales, national digital content, and management. The cuts affected staff at both local and national levels, including members of the BETMGM NETWORK.
These reductions follow the recent departures of CEO DAVID FIELD and CFO RICH SCHMAELING, which came after a U.S. BANKRUPTCY JUDGE signed off on the final decree closing the company’s CHAPTER 11 reorganization case. Board member KELLI TURNER was named interim CEO following FIELD’s exit.
In ST. LOUIS, the entire on-air staff of WHHL (HOT 104.1) and WFUN (96.3 THE LOU) were impacted. Those departing include midday host HAE BAE, afternoon host/APD PRINCESS STORMM, and evening host DJ RAYMOND. STORMM, who also served as APD for WFUN, has been with the stations since 2009, starting as an intern.
Additional AUDACY Properties & Some Air Personalities Affected:
NEW YORK: 1010 WINS Sports Dir./Mornings MARC ERNAY (25yrs)
BOSTON: WWBX MD ERIN O’MALLEY (24yrs)-DAVID O’LEARY Mornings WMJX (20yrs)
BALTIMORE: WWMX Afternoons PRIESTLY (18yrs)
GREENSBORO: WJMH PD BIG MO-WSMW Producer/Morning Co-host CHARLIE MCCAIN (18yrs)
KANSAS CITY: KQRQ Morning JOHNNY DARE (32yrs)
NORFOLK: WVKL Afternoons CHARLES BLACK (20yrs)
Other impacted AUDACY market clusters: MINNEAPOLIS, ATLANTA, CLEVELAND, DALLAS, PITTSBURGH, AUSTIN, PHILADELPHIA, NEW ORLEANS, DETROIT, PORTLAND, and WICHITA, KS