Corus lays off Ottawa radio personalities, staff

An undisclosed number of workers at two Ottawa radio stations owned by Corus Entertainment were laid off this week.
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The cuts affect both on-air announcers and office staff at JUMP! 106.9 (CKQB-FM) and Boom 99.7 (CJOT-FM).
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The popular afternoon host at Boom, Dylan Black, is reported to be among the newly unemployed, along with morning host Tim Morgan, weekend announcers Dave Nelson and Andrew 'Drew' Schofield and on-air personality Jimmy Kalaitzis.
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Behind the scenes, the promotions coordinator, music director and a show producer also lost their jobs.
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In a statement, Corus did not confirm the names of those cut but said 'some difficult but necessary changes' were necessary as part of a company-wide efficiency review to 'pave the way forward for Corus' FM Radio and Talk Radio.'
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It said 'certain roles at select stations' in Ottawa and Vancouver were cut, but did not say how many jobs were affected.
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The Canadian media company, which owns the national Global TV network and 37 radio stations, has been struggling since its deal with American giant Warner Bros. Discovery was not renewed last year.
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