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\u2022 UPDATED: RAMP has confirmed that more layoffs are underway inside iHeartMedia, as a staff memo from Chief Programming Officer Tom Poleman and Ann Marie Licata, CEO of Heart\u2019s Multiplatform Group announces more personnel cuts are in the works. Below is a copy of the staff memo, obtained by RAMP:<\/p>\n
\u201cHi all,<\/p>\n
As the number one company in audio, our business model is to build engaged relationships with listeners and then monetize those relationships.\u00a0 Our business success is built on putting our listeners and our communities first \u2014 and in support of that mission, we\u2019re now taking an important step that will move us further into the future: Evolving how we program our stations to reward and develop our leading and up-and-coming talent.<\/p>\n
What sets us apart as a company is our dedication to creating new opportunities for our top personalities, making sure \u2018Guaranteed Human\u2019 is at the core of everything we do. Real voices and real talent strengthen our real connection and commitment to our communities.<\/p>\n
We also know that our sellers need faster and easier to use information about our programming, talent and audiences. Faster is better, and that\u2019s the goal of our changes. With that in mind, we\u2019ve built new tech capabilities over the last several years that have enabled us to both deepen our relationships with the listeners and communities who depend on us and improve the support we provide to our sellers. We\u2019re now moving to scale this approach, implementing structural changes within our Programming organization and expanding responsibilities for key leaders.<\/p>\n
These moves are designed to:
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Expand and deepen our support for our communities, markets and sales teams;
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fully leverage our technology to deliver\u00a0an even stronger product\u00a0for listeners wherever they live;
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Move faster and operate with greater precision\u00a0across markets; and
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Position us not just to adapt to the future, but to lead it.<\/p>\n
While we will be creating new roles to support our future needs, we also recognize that some colleagues and existing positions will be impacted as part of these changes. \u00a0We have given this a great deal of thought and do not take this step lightly; we are deeply grateful for the contributions of those affected, and we\u2019re committed to supporting them through this transition.<\/p>\n
At every step, our commitment remains the same: To build a stronger, more connected audio platform built on the strength of our broadcast radio assets, and combining our commitment to the communities we serve with the scale of our technology and the authenticity and creativity of our people.\u201d \u2014 Ann Marie and Tom<\/p>\n
\u2022 And with that\u2026 as initially reported by Country Aircheck, a bunch of iHeart Country veterans are already on the proverbial beach, including:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nathan Nelson, VP of Programming, Kentucky Area, a 16-year iHeart vet. Email him at Nathan.nelson89@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 Spencer Graves, Mornings, WDXB\/Birmingham & WDRM\/Huntsville, AL. \u201cDecisions like this are difficult for everyone involved,\u201d Graves tells RAMP. \u201cI\u2019d like to personally thank Tony Travatto, Dino Conard, Blake Fulton and Ronnie Bloodworth for their faith in me. Also, the incredible communities of Birmingham and Huntsville. I was honored to be a part of two legendary Country stations, WDRM and WDXB. I\u2019ve always appreciated the saying, leave things better than when you found it and we did that. Ratings, personal revenue and record setting numbers.\u201d Graves can be reached at SpencerGraves@yahoo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 Lois \u201cDouble-L\u201d Lewis, MD\/middays, KNIX\/Phoenix \u2014 Contact her at doubleLradio@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 Also out: Clint Gerlek, VP of Programming, Springfield, MO and middays on KSWF, and Bo Dalton, pm driver on KKIX\/Fayetteville, KSSN\/Little Rock & KMAG\/Fort Smith, AR.<\/p>\n While the exact scope of these imminent layoffs is unknown, RAMP is standing by, as always, to help anyone who has been downsized to share their info with potential future employers. Please email Kevin@RAMP247.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2022 UPDATED: RAMP has confirmed that more layoffs are underway inside iHeartMedia, as a staff memo from Chief…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":722218,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216],"class_list":["post-722217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=722217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/722218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=722217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=722217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}