{"id":230444,"date":"2026-04-01T16:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/230444\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:39:08","slug":"frito-katy-off-houston-airwaves-as-layoffs-hit-audacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/230444\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Frito & Katy’ off Houston airwaves as layoffs hit Audacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Multiple reports state\u00a0Audacy is undergoing nationwide layoffs and that the show was cut as a result, though the company has not publicly confirmed details tied to the Houston changes.<\/p>\n

Young confirmed the news in a Facebook post Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“The timing is unfortunate, but I assure you this is not an April Fool’s post,” he wrote. “The ride has ended in Houston, and what a ride it’s been.”<\/p>\n

He thanked listeners for embracing the show quickly, saying they made him feel “at home on-air and in person almost immediately.”<\/p>\n

Young also expressed appreciation for the station and staff, saying they gave the show a chance “to live a dream” and calling the team “a complete pleasure to share an office with.”<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the industry, he acknowledged how common job loss can be in radio, but said his experience stood out.<\/p>\n

“Most people will tell you, ‘Radio will never love you as much as you love it,'” Young wrote<\/a>. “I’ve had the opposite experience. Radio has loved me SO much.”<\/p>\n

He added that the career brought him lasting relationships, recognition and “some of the best experiences of my life,” writing that he leaves “with a full heart and overcome with gratitude.”<\/p>\n

For now, Young said he plans to spend more time with his family and figure out what comes next.<\/p>\n

Dempsey has not publicly addressed the situation.<\/p>\n

Young and\u00a0Dempsey came to Houston from Y100 (KCYY) in San Antonio, where they had hosted mornings since 2022. Before that, they worked at Candy 95 (KNDE) in College Station.<\/p>\n

The Texas natives have earned several industry honors, including a 2024\u00a0CMA Award for Major Market Personality, a Marconi Award, multiple Crystal Awards and the Bonner McLane Award for Community Service from the Texas Association of Broadcasters.<\/p>\n

Chron has reached out to Audacy for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Multiple reports state\u00a0Audacy is undergoing nationwide layoffs and that the show was cut as a result, though the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1836,1704,56,58,57],"class_list":{"0":"post-230444","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-chronnews","9":"tag-chronstaff","10":"tag-houston","11":"tag-houston-headlines","12":"tag-houston-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}