Minnesota Public Radio and its parent organization, American Public Media Group, have cut dozens of jobs, frozen pay, and cancelled a national radio show amid the continued economic fallout of the pandemic.
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Nexstar Names New Quad Cities GM
Nexstar Broadcasting has named J. Patrick Baldwin its new vice president and general manager for the Quad Cities market.
COVID-19 Economy Leads to KSTP, “My Talk” Cuts
Hubbard Radio’s “Skor North” (KSTP/1500) has released most of its airstaff due to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gerretsen, Larrivee, Mitchell, Zieman Enter WBA Hall of Fame
Thom Gerretsen, Wayne Larrivee, Jack Mitchell, and Nancy Zieman are entering the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association’s Hall of Fame.
Duchesne Drew Named MPR President
American Public Media Group has named Twin Cities media veteran Duchesne Drew the new president of Minnesota Public Radio.
Egert, Lotsberg, Lundell, Shaver, Thompson to Enter Minn. Broadcasting Hall of Fame
The Pavek Museum’s Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame has chosen five inductees for 2020: Don Egert, Allan Lotsberg, Pam Lundell, Randy Shaver, and Larry “Moon” Thompson.
Tegna Names GM for its New Des Moines Stations
Tegna has named a former Univision executive as the new general manager of its ABC and CW affiliates in the Des Moines market.
iHeart Hires Back Des Moines Sports Staff and Moves Them to FM
Two days after the cut of six jobs at a Des Moines Sports Talk station caused listener backlash, iHeartRadio has decided to not only bring them back but to move their format to FM.
Update: Dozens Lose Jobs at Upper Midwest iHeart Stations
A national round of job cuts at iHeartMedia appears to have reached just about every one of the company’s markets in the Upper Midwest, with national industry outlets compiling at least two dozen job cuts regionally.
Nexstar Hires New GM for New Des Moines Station
Just over a week after closing on its purchase of WHO-TV/13 (Des Moines) as part of a larger merger with Tribune Media, Nexstar has named a new general manager for the station.