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| Author: | Beebo [ Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Superfan gone; Agasse refocused on WSCR |
Borrowed en toto from chicagoland-media (because there are no links to articles there) >> The CBS axe that started swinging on December 5th is STILL swinging, and has been since that "Black Friday." Many behind-the-scenes staff members have been sent packing in the last week. Radio-Info's Tom Taylor focuses on one of the bigger names that have lost their jobs in the last few days and one big demotion in his daily newsletter this morning: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CBS Radio zaps more positions, this time in Chi-town. New York and Philly are down to two general manager positions (to save money?) with some former GMs now operating at the GSM level. On Friday, that wave hit Chicago. It starts with 17-year WXRT (93.1) and "Score" WSCR (670) general sales manager Dan Richman leaving. SVP/Market Manager Rod Zimmerman says "Dan has done a great job and we wish him nothing but the best in the future." Then Rod says "with that change, we are announcing a realignment in our management structure at the Score, WXRT, B96 and Jack." He's not kidding. One GM is bumped back, and that's onetime rising star Paul Agase. He goes from managing adult alternative WXRT and the Score to being the GSM at the Score. Going forward - both WSCR and WXRT will report directly to Zimmerman. Rod already directly manages all-news WBBM (780). But he "will turn the management of B96 [WBBM-FM] and Jack [WJMK/104.3] over to Peter Bowen, who will continues as DOS [for the cluster] as well." It's unclear whether Bowen will take a "GM" title at B96 and Jack. Meanwhile - Rod says "Dave Robbins continues oversight of [country US99.5] WUSN and Fresh [WWFS/105.9] while leading the programming efforts of all seven stations." << So no "Superfan" Dan Richman, and Agasse has nothing to do BUT the Score. To what betterment of anything, I cannot say. Well, I could: more shuffling of lawn chairs on the Titanic that's CBS Radio... |
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| Author: | Chico Dusty [ Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Superfan gone; Agasse refocused on WSCR |
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy! "Demoted is onetime rising star Paul Agase. He goes from managing adult alternative WXRT and the Score to being the GSM at the Score." |
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| Author: | ScoreGuy [ Sun Dec 28, 2008 7:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Superfan gone; Agasse refocused on WSCR |
Super Fan Dan gone! That's quite a run Danny Boy! I remember him from back in the day. Couldn't they have offered him a regular sales job? |
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| Author: | Beebo [ Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Superfan gone; Agasse refocused on WSCR |
Maybe he wouldn't take the reduced salary |
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| Author: | City of Fools [ Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Superfan gone; Agasse refocused on WSCR |
what decisions has Paul made that made a difference at the Score? I'm not up on his history if it is in any way memorable... |
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| Author: | President Obama [ Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Superfan gone; Agasse refocused on WSCR |
City of Fools wrote: what decisions has Paul made that made a difference at the Score? I'm not up on his history if it is in any way memorable... He hired his dads friend Rick Telander. |
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