It’s taken a couple of weeks of research, conversations, and seeking other sources of info to try to make sense of what’s happened on the local dial, particularly with KFI. We offer the best information we’ve been able to gather, with more to come as we confirm what we’re learning. What happened at KFI? After a relatively uneventful couple of years, at least locally, iHeart Media made significant cuts to their radio division, about 10 percent of their 10,000 employees. Although there were changes made on the music-based formats in other parts of the country, most of the cuts here in Los Angeles focused on the news operation at KFI, where the staff was reduced from 22 individuals to 13 , including the dismissal of longtime news director Chris Little . Also departing was their veteran of 22 years as the station’s program director, Robin Bertolucci . Why did KFI’s newsroom get hit so significantly? Given the corporate mindset, it’s kind of amazing the newsroom was able to su...
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ReplyDeleteTwo pieces of KROQ 106.7 FM news I would love to hear your reactions to. The first is longtime KROQ DJ Nicole Alvarez leaving the station at the end of July 2025, after being there since 2003. Also, although it is no longer timely, I would still like to hear your reaction to the death of Jed the Fish (Edwin Gould III), a KROQ DJ from 1978 to around 2012, along with being briefly on KCSN (the SoCal Sound).
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