Inside Music MediaJerry Del Colliano

What gets the Dickeys off more than firing big name air talent?

Firing them twice!

They like to hurt people.

And they still continue to get rich.

Look at the dirty deal Scott Shannon got from John Dickey – the second time he was fired!

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1. Why John Dickey was hell bent to drop Shannon’s True Oldies format from 40 of their stations – hint, it had nothing to do with ratings.
2. How’s that Todd for Scott replacement at WPLJ working out for Cumulus.
3. What the Dickeys are planning to do to other personalities that remain on their smaller market stations – and firing them would be humane in comparison.
4. How Cumulus starts to get Nashified starting today.
5. Why the Cumulus hiring of former CBS programmer Brian Thomas will end ugly.

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