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January 17, 2020

Worcester radio host and program director laid off

By Thomas Grillo

The iHeartMedia personnel cuts happening nationwide has taken its toll in Worcester.

Tony Bristol, News-Talk WTAG program director, and WSRS morning co-host Greg Bedard have been laid-off, according to RadioInsight.com, an online news website covering the communications industry.

Bristol, Bedard and Sean Davey, the station’s general manager, could not be reached for comment.

News Radio WTAG 580/94.9 calls itself Worcester's source for news, traffic, and weather.

The cuts also hit WBZ radio in Medford.

Reporter Deb Lawler, who has been with the station for more than 30 years, overnight talk show host Bradley Jay, sports anchor Tom Cuddy, and political commentator Jon Keller were also let go, the report said.

Earlier this week, iHeartMedia, the San Antonio-based communications provider, announced wide-ranging corporate restructuring, and then the layoffs began. In a statement, the company said the new structure will enable them to maximize the performance of each of its markets, and the company overall.

“Our people are our company’s most important asset,” iHeartMedia said. “There will be some employee dislocation — some by geography and some by function — which is the unfortunate price we pay to modernize the company.”

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18 Comments

Anonymous
January 28, 2020
This is very sad. Suzanne and Greg were the reason I listened every morning. They were the perfect team and absolutely made my day. I laughed all the way to work. There is definitely something missing now. I actually changed the station this morning. Just blah. Nothing against Suzanne; she is awesome.
Anonymous
January 20, 2020
This means less local input and less local control, just like what happened when the Telegram & Gazette was sold to interests outside of Worcester.
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