WKAN 1320 AM in Kankakee ,
IL has laid off its news director and is considering major changes to its local
sports coverage, according to daily-journal.com.
Bill Jones, the station's general manager for only the past
several months, confirmed Monday that news director Ron Jackson, who spent more
than four years at WKAN where he also had a weekly talk show, was laid off May
24.
"Ron has done a great job for us," Jones said.
"It speaks to what we think of him that we are trying to find a new role
for him.
"We're going through organizational changes."
Jackson, who is also a columnist for The Daily Journal, said
he has already been in discussions with management about returning to the
station.
Meanwhile, the station said it plans to make an announcement
this month on the future of its two sports announcers, Lee Schrock and Denny
Lehnus.
Schrock, who's been calling area games for WKAN for 51
years, and Lehnus, a Hall of Fame college basketball coach and the station's
color analyst for the past eight years.
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