Newshawk 2 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 The new owners of Tulsa's Fox 23, KOKI, laid off an unstated number of employees on Wednesday (6/18), reported the Tulsa World today. A representative of Newport Television LLC would not confirm the number of employees laid off or whether any on-air or news production staff were included in the layoffs. The KOKI layoffs are part of a corporate-wide 7.5% manpower reduction. The layoffs came less than a week after Newport finalized the acquisition of the 56 station television division of ClearChannel Communications Inc. Full story here (no registration required): http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectID=48&articleID=20080619_11_E4_spancl84848 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3924-layoffs-at-tulsas-fox-23-koki/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario500 3 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 NBC affiliate WPMI and independent WJTC have also lost employees due to the company's layoffs, which totals 162 of 2161. Former Internet news producer Ron Reams was the only employee from either co-owned station to speak publicly after four years of employment. He hosts the local radio program "Ask the Expert" on WNTM-AM (formerly WPMI-AM under Clear Channel Communications' ownership) on Saturday mornings. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3924-layoffs-at-tulsas-fox-23-koki/#findComment-35856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario500 3 Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 About five people were fired from WPMI, according to Ron Reams during the first of his two part time radio talk shows ("Speed Connection", an automobile racing discussion program, and "Ask the Expert") this morning. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3924-layoffs-at-tulsas-fox-23-koki/#findComment-35915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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