{"id":728370,"date":"2026-06-27T02:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T02:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/728370\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T02:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T02:25:08","slug":"iheartradio-cuts-wipe-out-local-talent-at-three-of-four-des-moines-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/728370\/","title":{"rendered":"iHeartRadio cuts wipe out local talent at three of four Des Moines stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">DES MOINES, Iowa (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcci.com\/article\/des-moines-iheart-radio-kxno-sports-radio-layoffs\/71735512\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kcci.com\/article\/des-moines-iheart-radio-kxno-sports-radio-layoffs\/71735512\">KCCI<\/a>) &#8211; Several staff members at Des Moines sports radio station KXNO lost their jobs Tuesday as part of nationwide layoffs by iHeartRadio, KCCI reports<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The layoffs came Tuesday afternoon, Longtime host Heather Burnside, her co-host and her producer were all laid off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"> Program director Sean Roberts, his co-host and his producer were also let go.<\/p>\n<p>Hosts respond<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Burnside addressed her departure on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI\u2019m no longer at KXNO and The Bus. Thank you so much for listening and being part of my extended family,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Roberts also posted online following the layoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI got to live out a dream and I will be forever thankful. This is all I ever wanted to do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Listeners react<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Some Des Moines sports fans said the loss extends beyond the station itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019re losing a lot of outlets for our local colleges to talk to us fans through them,\u201d Ryan May said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI think that even speaks to a broader thing in our community, we\u2019re losing local spots. Local bars, local restaurants, we\u2019re losing a local radio station. That\u2019s scary,\u201d Travis Halm said.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s left<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">iHeartRadio operates four stations in Des Moines. Three of the four have lost all of their local talent, including their female hosts. Listeners have been hearing national programming since the layoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Miller and Condon, a sports talk station independently owned by Ken Miller and Trent Condon, was not affected by the iHeartRadio layoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The announcement came one day before Miller was set to retire after 30 years at KXNO. He skipped his final show in protest of the layoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">iHeartRadio and KXNO did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KCCI. 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