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Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 11:15 am
by Colonel Flagg
More staff cuts at Audacy
Re: Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 11:44 am
by MWmetalhead
If she is the only on-air staffer impacted locally, the Detroit cluster is lucky.
RadioInsight is reporting 250 to 300 folks nationally are being laid off.
I suspect mostly sales people are being impacted.
Re: Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:06 pm
by ChrisWL1980
Radioinsight is reporting Aricka resigned, because she's been forced to work from home ever since the pandemic hit.
Re: Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:09 pm
by Rate This
ChrisWL1980 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:06 pm
Radioinsight is reporting Aricka resigned, because she's been forced to work from home ever since the pandemic hit.
“Ladies and Gentleman live from the studio in my pajamas” too tough for her? I haven’t listened in a while was she doing anything beyond traffic?
Re: Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:29 pm
by riggs
ChrisWL1980 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:06 pm
Radioinsight is reporting Aricka resigned, because she's been forced to work from home ever since the pandemic hit.
Well, it sure seems like working from home is really cool -- at first. Especially if you have little ones at home or your commute is an absolute nightmare and it is nice that when there is awful weather you have the option, but after a little while, maybe 4-6 weeks it gets really boring and lonely and you don't feel like you're a part of things. Not if you have to do it every day. I like a good work/life balance and I like the ability to sometimes stay put (lets say you have a dentist appointment that day..), but as a permanent set up, it kind of sucks after awhile.
As far as Metro Detroit and the commute around here. It may seem tedious until you go live in another city. It's WAY better here than Chicago, DC, Los Angeles, Dallas, Boston, Philly and surprisingly Pittsburgh. Chicago and DC are the worst and NYC - you really have no reason to ever drive in Manhattan, you'll just be wasting time, energy and a fortune in parking fees. Park in Jersey - take the trains over. In NYC, at least Manhattan, mass transit will get you within 4 blocks of anywhere you need to go. Toronto's mass transit is fantastic. My buddy works at the Air Canada Center, there's a stop right there and another stop a block from his house. He puts gas in his car once every 4 months. Half the time he starts his car it's only to make sure the battery doesn't die from atrophy.
And the idea that people are less productive. it depends on the kind of work they have and how they are motivated. I worked from home in another industry quite a bit and I was very very productive (and saved a bundle on gas money), but it got depressing. Fewer distractions were good for productivity but fewer distractions were not good for mental health.
Re: Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:52 pm
by Rate This
riggs wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:29 pm
ChrisWL1980 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:06 pm
Radioinsight is reporting Aricka resigned, because she's been forced to work from home ever since the pandemic hit.
Well, it sure seems like working from home is really cool -- at first. Especially if you have little ones at home or your commute is an absolute nightmare and it is nice that when there is awful weather you have the option, but after a little while, maybe 4-6 weeks it gets really boring and lonely and you don't feel like you're a part of things. Not if you have to do it every day. I like a good work/life balance and I like the ability to sometimes stay put (lets say you have a dentist appointment that day..), but as a permanent set up, it kind of sucks after awhile.
As far as Metro Detroit and the commute around here. It may seem tedious until you go live in another city. It's WAY better here than Chicago, DC, Los Angeles, Dallas, Boston, Philly and surprisingly Pittsburgh. Chicago and DC are the worst and NYC - you really have no reason to ever drive in Manhattan, you'll just be wasting time, energy and a fortune in parking fees. Park in Jersey - take the trains over. In NYC, at least Manhattan, mass transit will get you within 4 blocks of anywhere you need to go. Toronto's mass transit is fantastic. My buddy works at the Air Canada Center, there's a stop right there and another stop a block from his house. He puts gas in his car once every 4 months. Half the time he starts his car it's only to make sure the battery doesn't die from atrophy.
And the idea that people are less productive. it depends on the kind of work they have and how they are motivated. I worked from home in another industry quite a bit and I was very very productive (and saved a bundle on gas money), but it got depressing. Fewer distractions were good for productivity but fewer distractions were not good for mental health.
So the lack of camaraderie could drive one to drink basically.
Re: Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 12:59 am
by Chrocket87
MW will be pleased to know that Kevan Kenney seems to be off of 98.7, as I didn’t hear him tonight and he’s been scrubbed from the Alt 98.7 webpage and all of the Audacy Alts pages save for his show on KROQ.
My guess is Audacy Alts are going jockless in evenings going forward.
Edit to confirm: Kenney has been let go from Audacy.
Re: Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 5:57 pm
by stopnswop2
Rate This wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:09 pm
ChrisWL1980 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:06 pm
Radioinsight is reporting Aricka resigned, because she's been forced to work from home ever since the pandemic hit.
“Ladies and Gentleman live from the studio in my pajamas” too tough for her? I haven’t listened in a while was she doing anything beyond traffic?
She was midday (10-2)
I don't blame her. Radio isn't supposed to be broadcast from your living room
Re: Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 6:05 pm
by MWmetalhead
Chrocket87 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 12:59 am
MW will be pleased to know that Kevan Kenney seems to be off of 98.7, as I didn’t hear him tonight and he’s been scrubbed from the Alt 98.7 webpage and all of the Audacy Alts pages save for his show on KROQ.
My guess is Audacy Alts are going jockless in evenings going forward.
Edit to confirm: Kenney has been let go from Audacy.
I am unhappy that on-air jobs are becoming a scarce commodity, but as a national voice tracker, he was mediocre.
Now if Brad Steiner is his replacement, I will regret ever criticizing Kevan.
Re: Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 6:18 pm
by Radioaricka
I left on my own terms .. last week.
Re: Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 6:43 pm
by Rate This
Radioaricka wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 6:18 pm
I left on my own terms .. last week.
It’s good to hear you didn’t get an email or phone call or something giving you bad news. Own terms is way better.
Re: Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2025 5:58 pm
by Radioaricka
Rate This wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:09 pm
ChrisWL1980 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:06 pm
Radioinsight is reporting Aricka resigned, because she's been forced to work from home ever since the pandemic hit.
“Ladies and Gentleman live from the studio in my pajamas” too tough for her? I haven’t listened in a while was she doing anything beyond traffic?
I didn't applying to VT from home. Making crappy pay.
Re: Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2025 6:22 pm
by Rate This
Radioaricka wrote: ↑Tue Mar 18, 2025 5:58 pm
Rate This wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:09 pm
ChrisWL1980 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:06 pm
Radioinsight is reporting Aricka resigned, because she's been forced to work from home ever since the pandemic hit.
“Ladies and Gentleman live from the studio in my pajamas” too tough for her? I haven’t listened in a while was she doing anything beyond traffic?
I didn't applying to VT from home. Making crappy pay.
I suppose that’s the rub… they send you working from home AND make the pay lousy.
Re: Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:22 pm
by armchair pd
Radioaricka wrote: ↑Tue Mar 18, 2025 5:58 pm
Rate This wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:09 pm
ChrisWL1980 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:06 pm
Radioinsight is reporting Aricka resigned, because she's been forced to work from home ever since the pandemic hit.
“Ladies and Gentleman live from the studio in my pajamas” too tough for her? I haven’t listened in a while was she doing anything beyond traffic?
I didn't applying to VT from home. Making crappy pay.
Pro tip for whatever your job is:
Never trash your former employer publicly. For YOUR sake.
Maybe they deserve it, maybe not.
But you know who's watching? Your potential next employer.
And they just decided you're not worth the headache.
Re: Aricka, GONE from WOMC
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2025 10:22 pm
by ChrisWL1980
Radioaricka wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 6:18 pm
I left on my own terms .. last week.
Are you still VTing for Sunny 97.7/107.7 in Midland? I rather enjoy the direction that station's music has taken.