iHeartMedia Layoffs: Why Radio Continues to Fail Local Listeners BP011720-105

Rolling Stone reports iHeartMedia, the largest radio company in America cut a number of employees this week, dealing a blow to local radio across the country.The largest radio conglomerate in the country, iHeartMedia, initiated a round of mass layoffs this week, cutting enough people that one former on-air host described Tuesday as “one of the worst days in on-air radio history.” The layoffs were concentrated in small and medium markets, where staffs had already been reduced, striking another major blow to local radio.‘The Culling Has Begun’: Inside the iHeartMedia Layoffs-January 15,2020KOP chronicles the ongoing onslaught of layoffs that hurts takes down talented radio pros and betrays the public.Plus:Netflix Content Spending to Top $17 Billion in 2020The Two Biggest Pop Radio Stations Barely Played ‘Old Town Road’ Here’s how Netflix’s $15 billion bet on original content paid off at the Oscars.Support the Broadcasters Podcast by:Sending a PayPal donation by going to https://www.paypal.me/kingofpodcastsSupporting KOP’s sponsors at King of Amazon (it’s really Amazon) http://www.kingofamazon.com Contact KOP for professional podcast production, imaging, and web design services at http://www.kingofpodcasts.com/productionFollow KOP on Twitter or Facebook @kingofpodcastsListen to KOP’s other programs, When I’m Not Podcasting… and the Wrestling is Real Wrestling Podcast.Do you want to be a guest on the Broadcaster’s Podcast or know someone who would make a great guest, please email [email protected] a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-broadcasters-podcast--3684131/support.Contact KOP for professional podcast production, imaging, and web design services at http://www.kingofpodcasts.comSupport KOP by subscribing to his YouTube channel and search for King Of PodcastsFollow KOP on X and TikTok @kingofpodcasts (F Meta!)Listen to KOP’s other programs, Podcasters Row… and the Wrestling is Real Wrestling Podcast and The Broadcasters Podcast.Buy KOP a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/kingofpodcastsDrop KOP a PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=3TAB983ZQPNVLDrop KOP a Venmo https://account.venmo.com/u/kingofpodcastsDrop KOP a CashApp https://cash.app/$kingofallpodcasts