Chicago Radio: Hubbard RIFs Six

The most senior of those cut was Chicago radio veteran John Bermudez, who would have marked his 20th anniversary in March as production director at the Mix.

According to Robert Feder at timeoutchicago.com, layoffs hit Hubbard Radio in Chicago for the first time last week, eliminating the jobs of six off-the-air staffers at hot adult-contemporary WTMX-FM (101.9), classic rock WDRV-FM (97.1) and adult hits WILV-FM (100.3).

Laid off after six years was Sandy Patyk, promotion director at the Mix and Rewind 100.3. Other positions affected were director of information systems, digital media project coordinator, social media coordinator and graphic designer.

“We’re not immune to the real world,” Jerry Schnacke, vice president and market manager of Hubbard Radio Chicago, told me Wednesday. “At some point in time, given tough business conditions, you need to make sure you have everybody in the right seats on the bus.”

Schnake said the layoffs were not the result of a “corporate edict,” but followed his own analysis of staffing levels at other broadcast groups throughout the market.

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