Philly Radio: Jon Marks Claims Audacy Fired Him From CBS Sports Radio

 

Jon Marks

Jon Marks left 94 WIP a couple of weeks ago, but planned to continue his weekly national shift with CBS Sports Radio, which is owned by Audacy.   That will no longer be happening.

Marks decided to leave one of the most famous radio shows in the region because he wanted to spend more time with his family. However, after exiting the show, Marks claimed he was fired from his weekend job at CBS Sports Radio because he publicly commented on Audacy’s financial situation.

Audacy, the radio and podcast company formerly known as Entercom that owns 227 radio stations nationwide and more, filed for bankruptcy earlier this month.

Shortly after he departed from WIP, Marks joined Crossing Broad’s Crossing Broadcast with Kevin Kinheadand opened up on his decision: (comments start at the 52:45 time mark)

Marks told Kinkead, as transcribed by InsideRadio. “At the time I was doing the national shifts on the weekend with CBS Sports Radio. I am no longer doing CBS Sports Radio because I was terminated by the company following the interview with you… I wanted to be honest and candid about it. I didn’t rip the company. I wasn’t killing the company. I was very fair and spoke very highly of everybody that worked at WIP, and I wasn’t blaming Audacy (like) it was their fault; I was just talking about the financials of being in the radio business today.”