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Raycom’s Cleveland Duopoly Lays Off Six

WOIO/WUAB cut four full-time employees in master control, two part-timers in studio.

By Michael Malone -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/1/2008 7:32:00 AM

Raycom Media’s WOIO/WUAB Cleveland duopoly laid off four full-time employees in master control and two part-timers in the studio, production director Jim Stunek confirmed.

Stunek said the staffers were eliminated based on seniority -- recent hires were the ones let go. He cited automation as the reason for the terminations.

“With the digital transition, we are slowly redoing the way things are done,” he added. “At certain times of the day, we just don’t need as many people.”

Bill Applegate is the general manager of the stations, which are CBS and MyNetworkTV affiliates.

Blog Ohio Media Watch said 13 positions were eliminated, but Stunek said the report was untrue.

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