K Rock no more

[jessejames44]

Verlane is still prod. director   

[rf_radio_engineer]

"As is Nard, Verlane and whatever weekenders they had left...."
Nard is still PD. The air shift was just part of his duties, just because you don't hear him doesn't mean he isn't here.

"It's addition by subtraction in the PD arena: WDOK/Q104 PD Dave Popovich assumed PD duties for 92.3 and WNCX, but obviously takes the reins now with Nard gone. By blowing everyone out, it saves CBS even more money. (This is similar to what happened a few weeks back in SF, when CBS took reincarnated heritage oldies outlet KFRC-FM, and killed it to relay their 50kW all-news sister station, KCBS-AM.)"

... you jumped to unverified conclusions "everyone" not "blown out"; Nard not gone.

"I heard them earlier this hour running a spot for a "Inner Sanctum" concert open to the public hosted by Pat the Producer this coming weekend. And Pat was almost certainly fired, and the show had to have been canned. Great job, CBS."

..nope, Inner Sanctum and company still here.

This is how (incorrect) rumors get started, hopefully this clarifies things somewhat.

-J

[Mr.X]

Fox 8 had a story on the news yesterday about all the dj's getting fired.  Nard is still the program director of the station.  Nard said that personalities would return but not for about 6-9 months.  When the reporter asked him if some of the former Dj's would be returning he said its a possibility.   

[berlin201]

Did this change happen before or after K-Rock's New York namesake bumped the format down to HD-2 in favor of Top 40?

[Nathan Obral]

Did this change happen before or after K-Rock's New York namesake bumped the format down to HD-2 in favor of Top 40?

Well beforehand. Cleveland's K-Rock's ratings were torched after their star personality, Rover, jumped ship to WMMS - and O&A couldn't cut the mustard as his replacement (nor could they cut ANYTHING - it was a ghastly ratings free-fall).

After Rover left... it was all over. K-Rock in NY (failed attempt to rejuvenate a rock format), Free FM in LA (which struggled all-around as a hot talker post-Stern) and WJFK in DC (mammoth ratings drop-off in afternoons after the breakup of the legendary team Don and Mike) were all doomed stations...