He was given permission by iHeartMedia to re-hire the employees. Albany NY Warren ‘Chris Warren’ Garling is out after 18 years on […] But those cuts led to incredible local backlash, and to Murph and Andy (Keith Murphy and Andy Fales) deciding not to do their show Tuesday or Wednesday after the cuts. “At a small radio station, that means a lot,” Fales says. Thank you. It’s been the best 11 years of my life working at KXnO. Fales and Murphy have more than 110,000 followers across their various Twitter accounts. I really enjoyed all the local programming that KXNO ran and found it so much more enjoyable than all the national stuff ran on other stations. KXNO/iHeart Layoffs. “That said, we recognize that the loss of any job is significant; we take that responsibility seriously and have been thoughtful in the process,” the spokesperson said. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. In response to a post from Murphy on Facebook, a user named William Gilly Halling declared that “KXNO won’t be on my dial unless you and the crew are back on.” “I already deleted my iHeartRadio app because I have no use for it anymore,” added a user named Chris Eirikson. “You’re replacing something successful with something that is not gonna be successful and calling that progress.”, It didn’t take long for KXNO’s sponsors to find out what had happened to their beloved radio personalities and rally behind them. "Be happy that it happened. The WHO report said the pair are are considering whether they will continue their show on KXnO. Follow him on Twitter at @codygoodwin. The company didn’t mention the layoffs associated with the reorganization, but Billboard reported Tuesday that one staffer described it as “a bloodbath.” RadioInsight compiled a list of dozens of iHeartMedia employees who lost their jobs in the corporate reshuffling, including on-air talent, producers and management at stations across the country. Register columnist Chad Leistikow contributed to this story. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. https://t.co/hi1D9GIGWT, — From The Corner of Kinnick (@CornerOfKinnick) January 14, 2020, I thought KXNO was the state's best sports radio. Frustrated and saddened by the KXnO news. .

Not only that, the station will have new reach going forward: “It’s a 5,000-watt AM station, and now we’re gonna be [simulcast] on a 25,000-watt FM station,” Fales explains. It’s incredibly rare to see a company actually reverse course like this after layoffs, but the passion expressed here clearly played a big role. View Comments. Here’s more on that reversal from Matthew Bain of The Des Moines Register: “I heard you. When that was going to be taken away by a bunch of guys in some office in some faraway city, that pissed everyone off. “I made a mistake. Surprisingly, listeners and sponsors rallied around Fales and Murphy, and on Thursday, in a Hollywood-ready about-face, iHeartMedia re-hired all six of the laid-off employees. Layoffs happen far too often in the media world these days, but what’s much rarer is seeing a company take so much heat over layoffs that they reverse their decision. Lance has two decades of experience tracking the audio industry and its use of digital platforms. STORY. My last show was yesterday.

Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Newsom signs law allowing transgender inmates to be placed in prison by their gender identity. https://t.co/LguoUjcFso, "When you see just the people that reached out to me, I was like, 'Oh boy,'" KXnO general manager Joel McCrea told the Register. But he chimed in on the station’s official Twitter account. On Tuesday, the Twitter accounts dedicated to the "Sports Fanatics" and "The Morning Rush," which aired weekdays from 6-8 a.m., were no longer active. San Antonio-based iHeartMedia, which has more than 850 stations nationwide, filed for bankruptcy in 2018 after its debt swelled to $20 billion. “Everybody’s in full revolt; all these sponsors were gonna leave. 17 years in the radio business came to an end this morning. "This is really like a from-the-ashes type moment. © Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. As many of you know, the iHeartRadio layoffs got me today. You hit the right nerve [and] people get out there.”, And the story of the layoffs at KXNO hit a nerve. And here’s a small selection of that outpouring of support that was seen on Twitter after the cuts: Some longer form thoughts on the @1460kxno layoffs from my Facebook page pic.twitter.com/9zblIn3kGr, — Chris Hassel (@Hassel_Chris) January 15, 2020, iHeartMedia just completely gutted one of the last truly local sports radio stations in Des Moines.