{"id":803713,"date":"2026-08-05T17:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/803713\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T17:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:12:18","slug":"layoffs-this-week-at-cumulus-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/803713\/","title":{"rendered":"Layoffs This Week At Cumulus Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cumulus Media has enacted a round of layoffs this week.<\/p>\n

We are working to find out how many people were affected across the country and will update as more details and names become known.<\/p>\n

If you were affected by this week\u2019s Cumulus Media cuts and wish to be included here please reach out at [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Among those confirmed exiting the company this week are:<\/p>\n

\"LeoLeo \u2018LB\u2019 Baldwin has exited as PD of Classic Hits \u201c98.5 OMG<\/a>\u201d WOMG Lexington and AC \u201cB106.7<\/a>\u201d WTCB Orangeburg in the Columbia SC market. Baldwin also anchored \u201cThe Midlands Morning Show\u201d on WTCB.<\/p>\n

Baldwin joined the cluster as Program Director in June 2023 from Audacy St. Louis where he spent two and a half years as Operations\/Brand Manager for Hot AC \u201cY98\u201d KYKY and AC 102.5 KEZK. He previously held roles as Operations Manager for Hubbard West Palm Beach and PD of Hot AC 97.9 WRMF, Format Captain for AC\/Hot AC while the cluster was owned by Alpha Media and programmed WHHH\/WNOW-FM Indianapolis, WRDW-FM Philadelphia, and KQMQ and KDDB Honolulu.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Midlands Morning Show\u201d with Baldwin and Kaylin Mozdzen debuted in January 2025<\/a>. With his exit, the station has added<\/a> Radiocraft\u2019s \u201cThe TJ Show<\/a>\u201d for mornings while Mozdzen continues in middays at WTCB and WRRM Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

\"CamiCami Marlowe exits as PD\/afternoon host at CHR 97.5 WABD<\/a> Mobile AL and Regional Promotions Director. <\/p>\n

She had been with Cumulus since 2018 after 3+ years at WYOY Jackson MS in mornings and middays and has held on-air and promotions roles in Beckley WV, Greensboro NC, Lima OH and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

She wrote<\/a>, \u201cYesterday, marked the end of my 8-year chapter with Cumulus Media \ud83e\udd79
What an incredible journey it\u2019s been. I\u2019m so thankful for the friendships, the memories, the lessons, and the opportunity to wear so many hats \u2013 from promotions and programming to being on the air, engineering and even sales. To my coworkers, our listeners, clients, community partners, and everyone who supported me over the years\u2026 thank you. Thank you for believing in me, cheering me on, and making these last eight years so incredibly special. I\u2019ll always be grateful for the experiences, the laughter, and the memories we created together. \u2764\ufe0f On to the next adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AnthonyAnthony \u2018Big Ant\u2019 Simmons has exited as PD\/afternoon host at Hip Hop 99.7 KMJJ and PD\/midday host at Country 101.1 KRMD-FM Shreveport LA.<\/p>\n

He had been with KMJJ since 2014 and added the roles at KRMD-FM in July 2023<\/a>. The Minnesota native began his career as an intern at 101.3 KDWB Minneapolis and worked on-air at 89.9 KMOJ and \u201cB96\u201d KTTB before an eleven year run at 103.1 WEUP Huntsville AL from 2003-14.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"WesWes Jordan has exited as Production Director for Cumulus Bloomington and Peoria IL and afternoon host at Rhythmic CHR \u201cZ92.3<\/a>\u201d WZPW Peoria after seven years with the cluster. <\/p>\n

Jordan wrote<\/a>, \u201cWelp\u2026now that the cats out of the bag\u2026as of noon today I am no longer employed by Cumulus Broadcasting Central Illinois. I wish them nothing but the best as I\u2019m sure they will miss my laughter in the hallways.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you were affected by this week\u2019s Cumulus Media cuts and wish to be included here please reach out at [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cumulus Media has enacted a round of layoffs this week. We are working to find out how many…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350624,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216],"class_list":["post-803713","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\/803713","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=803713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=803713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=803713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=803713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}