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June 11, 2001
Major Downsizing at Clear Channel Internet Stations
source: LA Radio People
Less than 24 hours after Clear Channel cleaned house of all djs at their prized WorldClassRock Internet station (formerly AAA KACD) last Thursday, the lay-offs started at the other Clear Channel stations, KNAC.com and Grooveradio.com. Given pink slips Friday afternoon were Mark Mendoza, production director and personality, and Eveready Ed, pure rock patrol director and on-air personality. Eveready Ed was with KNAC from 1989-95 and has been with the Internet version since the beginning three years ago. Mark has been a longtime LARP, working at “Pirate Radio,” KIIS, and KLOS, among other stations.
At Grooveradio.com, all employees but four were let go. Last month, Clear Channel closed down completely their Internet-only station, Luxuriamusic.com.
Clear Channel also shut down the Forum section of the WorldClassRock.com Web site. Apparently, they wanted to stop the rash of complaints. Some were very vicious.
posted on June 11, 2001 05:41 PM