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Dozens Of Popular Hosts Among iHeartRadio Layoffs, Dealing Blow To Local Radio Dozens Of Popular Hosts Among iHeartRadio Layoffs, Dealing Blow To Local Radio
Dozens Of Popular Hosts Among iHeartRadio Layoffs, Dealing Blow To Local Radio Dozens of popular and prominent radio hosts across the country were the victims of layoffs at iHeartMedia, the company announced. IHeartMedia, which proclaimed itself “the No. 1 audio company in America” and owns more than 850 radio stations, announced the reorganization as a way to group its markets “by common needs and characteristics” into three divisions, the company said in a release. It is unclear how many of the company’s 12,500 employees were laid off. The layoffs came the day after iHeartMedia announced it would be promoting nine executives to serve as division presidents under the…

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