Wendy Walker has returned to Clear Channel, although she never really left. Walker, the midday WEBN-FM host fired in late November in a budget-cutting purge, had continued to drop by the Kenwood offices to voice-track (record) her five-hour weekday show for Cayrock96.5 in the Cayman Islands. A few weeks, she saw a job posting for a Clear Channel commercial writer and producer, and she got the gig. She replaces Holly O'Leary, who quits Friday to by a stay-at-home mom for her two children, ages 6 months and 2-1/2 years.
Walker's new title is creative content director. She had been an 'EBN DJ since 1995. And she's the second person purged by Clear Channel to come back in a week: Bubba Bo returned to WLW-AM's overnight America's Trucking Network last weekend, when an advertiser agreed to pay for live programming instead of reruns.
Part of Walker's deal is that she resumes "Big Hair Wednesday, " which she did noon-1 p.m. yesterday for the first time in two months. She'll also do some part-time weekend 'EBN shifts. And soon she'll start voice-tracking weekends on a Clear Channel station in Roanoke, Va.
"It's like I'm coming back to my family. It's like I never left," she tells me.
Welcome back, Wendy...
I hope she's getting paid well, since now they're getting her to do even more work. A jock and a promotions position.
ReplyDeleteAt Clear Channel, it's usually the other way around. You are desparate for a job, so they hire you back at LESS money for MORE work.
ReplyDeleteI was caught up in one of those mass firings a few years back, and was offered another job for less than half of what I was making, before I left the building.
I declined and moved on to a new career.
Yes, we're talking about changing the blog since it's not just TV. Thanks.
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ReplyDeleteI am glad there is radio discussion here as well and find it interesting.
John, do you know when Burbank is retiring? I was saddened to hear it is for sure this year 2007...I have listened to him for over 23 years,
I can't imagine life without Sports or Consequences after the 4pm news. STILL makes me laugh out loud when they blow up somebody.
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Don't know if this is something you can ask Gary on the air or not..but I am danged depressed. I am sure they are anxious for him to retire to get rid of a big salary and and more junk syndication or another angry guy to RANT on that station.
I= for one -shall miss the lighthearted Tom Foolery when he and the boys leave.
I detest how most of talk radio is ALL ABOUT BEING ANGRY AND HAETFUL. Gary is the last of a dying breed without being a crude, rude shock jock type, that sadly is VERY POPULAR with the young folks today.
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