A search firm is looking for a new radio president.
The board made Dickey do it.
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Forget it, Cumulus knows what kind of man (and it will be a man) it wants.
Policies will change.
Chain of command will look different.
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- Why Lew Dickey will give this new radio president a chance to be visible – something you thought he would never do.
- What type of man Lew is searching for – he’s your new everyday boss if you work for Cumulus.
- Once the new president is hired, future Cumulus layoffs will be conducted in a new way.
- The real reason a competent radio president is being hired at Cumulus – not what you think.
- What could voluntarily make Lew Dickey give up control of the company he rules with an iron fist? Clue: the board is still his puppet.
- What’s up with retiring Jon Pinch leaving his COO role and then bringing him back months later to become the 4,324th market manager for Atlanta – this is the key to understanding the changes.
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