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SAG-AFTRA Issues Statement KGO Bureau Closing
RADIO ONLINE | Monday, July 6, 2015 |
Cumulus Media has closed KGO-AM/South Bay Bureau and SAG-AFTRA has issued a statement panning the move. "Since taking over KGO-AM in 2011, Cumulus has been widely criticized for cutting back on programming with a close connection to the Bay Area's communities. In the latest move, an entire region that includes Silicon Valley and the City of San Jose and is home to 2 million residents has had their local reporting team eliminated," said the union.
"Once again, Cumulus Media has demonstrated its lack of support for local Bay Area communities," said SAG-AFTRA San Francisco Local Executive Director Len Egert. "We believe that there is a connection between good local jobs and good local media, and our communities would be better served if Cumulus invested more in its local employees."
SAG-AFTRA says it and "Bay Area community members" have launched a website supporting "a fair contract for local Cumulus employees that protects local jobs, and respects employees and listeners alike." Visit savelocalradio.org for more information.
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