INSIDE … 

• The first radio group to opt for the nuclear option.
• The competitor that outed them in their advisory board conference call.
• How they are handling listener objections to more commercials.
• What’s next for spot load limits?

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Spotify Blinks

Desperate Radio CEOs Buy Favorable Ratings

Audacy’s Hiring Problem

iHeart Foreign Sale Still on the Table

Westwood Done

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• Secrets of radio CEOs to buy favorable analyst ratings.
• What it took to get last year’s hot mess in radio revenue to earn an “A” rating – with a straight face.
• So why are analysts now changing their tune about radio?
• The importance of podcasting to bank analysts even if they lose money.

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Audacy’s Hiring Problem

iHeart Foreign Sale Still on the Table

Westwood Done

Cumulus Fires 9 in One Market

The Fan-to-Fan Music Revolution

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• The surprising change in their desired job qualifications.
• The number of job applicants for the hard to fill San Diego GSM position in almost two weeks – and you’ll never guess the revised salary offer.
• Why iHeart sellers are afraid to jump ship to Audacy.
• The updated Audacy sales.

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iHeart Foreign Sale Still on the Table

Westwood Done

Cumulus Fires 9 in One Market

The Fan-to-Fan Music Revolution

San Diego Audacy Exodus Resumes

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• Their quiet end of year maneuver
• The status of iHeart selling to a foreign entity
• Why iHeart is sucker punching its most interested potential investor

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Westwood Done

Cumulus Fires 9 in One Market

The Fan-to-Fan Music Revolution

San Diego Audacy Exodus Resumes

Big Changes Coming to CHR

INSIDE …

• The dissolution of Westwood was predicted here a week ago – here’s the rest of the story. 

• Why Cumulus owners are panicking.

• They actually turned rescue money down to buy assets – here’s why.

• How the dissolution will unfold ahead.

• What about the stations division?

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Cumulus Fires 9 in One Market

The Fan-to-Fan Music Revolution

San Diego Audacy Exodus Resumes

Big Changes Coming to CHR

New Cumulus Market Manager Mandate

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• How they wasted 9 jobs in one cluster and kept it all under the radar until now
• The markets that are likely to be next
• Why this spring is a potential make-it-or-break-it deadline for Cumulus.

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The Fan-to-Fan Music Revolution

San Diego Audacy Exodus Resumes

Big Changes Coming to CHR

New Cumulus Market Manager Mandate

Cumulus to Regionalize Business Managers

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• Latest departures added to the 28 who previously left.
• Why even new hires won’t stay (the average time spent selling for Audacy).
• Jeff Federman, Michael Valenzuela and yes – Karyn Cerulli.
• On top of this, the potential loss of the Padres.
• The industry ex-radio sellers go to find better jobs.

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Big Changes Coming to CHR

New Cumulus Market Manager Mandate

Cumulus to Regionalize Business Managers

Podcasting is Having Radio Trouble

Pay Cuts at Cumulus

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• The emergency downsizing plan soon to get underway.
• Future Cumulus job consolidations this year.
• Next: the downsizing of Westwood One.
• The market manager surprise just ahead.

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Podcasting is Having Radio Trouble

Pay Cuts at Cumulus

Cumulus, Westwood One Cutbacks

Audacy Walking Back “Unethical” Chicago Allegations

iHeart Reserves Right to Fire Vaxed Workers

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• The plan to fund job insecurity.
• GSM’s given a new responsibility.
• One oversight that may blow the entire plan up.
• So, what’s it going to be for Cumulus, Audacy and iHeart – first quarter pay cuts, RIFs or furloughs?

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Cumulus, Westwood One Cutbacks

Audacy Walking Back “Unethical” Chicago Allegations

iHeart Reserves Right to Fire Vaxed Workers

Audacy Loses Another Sports Rights Battle

Wells Fargo Abandons Audacy

INSIDE …

• Positions to be eliminated first
• Local market managers under pressure to cut jobs
• How Cumulus firings usually take place
• Even with all that – Cumulus attracts a new investor
• Prognosis for Audacy and iHeart

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Audacy Walking Back “Unethical” Chicago Allegations

iHeart Reserves Right to Fire Vaxed Workers

Audacy Loses Another Sports Rights Battle

Wells Fargo Abandons Audacy

Audacy Has a Field Replacement in the Wings

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• Making tampering with a signed contract go away.
• Audacy damage control a week after allegations leaked.
• BUT Audacy knew of the unethical behavior – the proof.
• Chad Feldman, Rachel Williamson & Weezie Kramer.

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iHeart Reserves Right to Fire Vaxed Workers

Audacy Loses Another Sports Rights Battle

Wells Fargo Abandons Audacy

Audacy Has a Field Replacement in the Wings

Whistleblower Outs “Unethical” Audacy Chicago

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• Circumstances under which taking the vax may not be enough to preserve an iHeart job.
• The threat comes from a third-party app!
• Setting up a third year of pandemic firing.
• The different vaccination routes taken by Cumulus and Audacy.

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Audacy Loses Another Sports Rights Battle

Wells Fargo Abandons Audacy

Audacy Has a Field Replacement in the Wings

Whistleblower Outs “Unethical” Audacy Chicago

First Quarter iHeart Cutbacks Likely to Be Deep

INSIDE …

• A 3-station competitor (two radio, one TV) outbid Audacy’s MLB rights.
• Locked out of all major sports by apparent arrogance/over-confidence.
• How “the little engine that could” caught David Field’s mighty sports machine flat-footed.
• Audacy’s new nightmare: small, local competitors with nothing to lose.

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Wells Fargo Abandons Audacy

Audacy Has a Field Replacement in the Wings

Whistleblower Outs “Unethical” Audacy Chicago

First Quarter iHeart Cutbacks Likely to Be Deep

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• Nobody dumps on Audacy – so why did Wells Fargo just do it?
• How Wells downgrade impacts other groups
• Audacy’s top 3 problems (in this order)
• Sam Rogers, Bob Philips, Susan Larkin & Joel Hollander

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Audacy Has a Field Replacement in the Wings

Whistleblower Outs “Unethical” Audacy Chicago

First Quarter iHeart Cutbacks Likely to Be Deep

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• Keep an eye on this “loyal” operative
• This is what it will take to make a move on David Field
• What to watch

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Whistleblower Outs “Unethical” Audacy Chicago

First Quarter iHeart Cutbacks Likely to Be Deep

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• A 16-year vet details what they call unethical and gross mismanagement.
• Ways Audacy blocked this person from leaving for a competitor and then welched on the deal.
• Two of Audacy Chicago’s alleged worse offenders identified by name.
• The questionable practice of how they raise sales quotas.

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