Radio / Television News

Corus Radio Vancouver cuts a dozen

VANCOUVER – Tuesday was a rough day inside Corus Radio's Vancouver cluster. Twelve people were let go in a round of cost-cutting at stations CKNW, Mojo Radio, The Fox, and Rock 101 affecting all areas, sales, marketing, reporting and production. Simply put, the cluster has to perform better, general manager JJ Johnston told www.cartt.ca on Wednesday. Johnston moved from Toronto to Vancouver in January to take over for now-retired GM Lou Del Gobbo and has spent his time "looking for efficiencies," said Johnston. "This is just about the efficiency of the cluster," he added. Other shuffles have taken place as...