New CEO Kelli Turner is known for operational turnarounds and financial discipline, not broadcasting pedigree but since taking over for David Field several months ago she’s implanting internal changes that could circumvent FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s obsession for striking back at Audacy owner and left-wing financier George Soros.
- Internal changes have all but gone unnoticed except by employees who were caught by surprise.
- The Field-era organization has been flattened, corporate overhead cut and more focus on three core revenue drivers – all three of which have been unsuccessfully tried by competitors.
- They have a plan to beat the “Trump FCC” by doing something they don’t expect.
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