An ayoda on radio

  We just learned that now-former KNX afternoon anchor Rob Archer  has been let go by Audacy, along with two members of the station's digital staff. He made the announcement on his LinkedIn page : The future, as they say, is wide open. Some personal news: I'm no longer with KNX. After 10 good years, it's hard to say goodbye to so many talented friends and colleagues. Ironically—or maybe poetically—this Saturday marks my 45th anniversary in radio. So yes, I’ve been here before. More soon. Archer is a native of Florida. He told Don Barrett  about his start in radio:  When I was 16, my dad announced it was time for me to learn the value of money, so he started charging me rent. I lined up two jobs: one at the drug store, and one at the local Country station, WSWN/fm. I took the radio job so I wouldn't have to work in a stock room loading heavy boxes. Within a few months I was doing afternoon drive, after school. Eventually I performed every job at the station, except en...

Over the weekend, we took advantage of free Metro rides to visit Little Tokyo, specifically on Saturday night. We had a delightful time, leaving around 7 p.m. When we got home, I turned on the TV to watch the local news. Suffice to say, we left Little Tokyo just in time. Jason Armond, LA Times In a major market such as Los Angeles, both radio and TV generally do an admirable job with breaking news. The past weekend's protests about local immigration raids was a rapidly evolving story. By Sunday, the LA stations were providing wall-to-wall coverage. But at least on the radio, it wasn't perfect. Rebecca Ellis, LA Times Tuning in Sunday morning, as expected the two major news outlets, KNX and KFI, were providing continuous coverage particularly when fires broke out and freeways were being blocked. Not unexpectely, the Dean of local radio journalists, Pete Demitriou , was leading the KNX team coverage (and taking an indirect shot of pepper spray). He was joined by John Baird and Em...