CBS Radio consolidates

"The struggling division of CBS Corp., which has cut hundreds of jobs across the country, eliminated general manager positions at two of its six (radio) stations on Tuesday. Two executives were demoted as a result, and two others got added responsibilities. One executive was fired. The changes were not announced.

• Don Bouloukos, who had been general manager of sports talk station WFAN-AM and soft rock station WWFS-FM, has taken on the general manager role for oldies signal WCBS-FM and for WXRK-FM, better known as K-Rock.

• Steve Swenson, general manager of all news WCBS-AM, will add the general manager job at sister news stations WINS-AM.

• CBS veteran Maire Mason, who had been general manager of K-Rock, moved down to general sales manager of the station. Greg Janoff, the longtime general manager of 1010 WINS, also stepped down to the general sales manager position.

The general sales manager for K-Rock, Steve Townsend, was let go, according to industry sources. Insiders say that the moves will cut costs as radio goes through a severe downturn in the current ad recession, and will probably be followed by additional layoffs."...Crain's NY Business via Radio Daily News

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