From Mick Freeman at WQUB, via the AMPPR listserv:
Sadly WQUB is taking an unusual step on June 1st and firing all on-air staff…
Quincy is in the bottom left corner of Illinois, close to Missouri. An article in the Quincy Herald-Whig says that WGEM (news and sports) will handle the programming.
“We’re doing this to lower costs,” station manager Robert Weirather said. “There will not be much programming variation. We’ll still emphasize classical music and National Public Radio, and all sorts of news.”
The three people who are NOT losing their jobs are the station manager, a part-time engineer, and the person who does development and fundraising. That’s a little like firing the players in an orchestra, but keeping the management on.
Wow. Just wow.
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So, what will this be? Another outlet for “Classical 24”?