Thursday, February 20, 2014

WQED Makes Cuts

WQED Multimedia, Pittsburgh, announced Wednesday it will cut locally hosted weekday broadcasts and eliminate two positions, according to an article in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Changes beginning March 1 will trim about two hours off each of three the daily shows.

Deb Acklin, president and CEO of WQED, said that the changes were made following a seven-month study that included a survey of 1,600 people of members and nonmembers. She told the Post-Gazette "... listeners were adamant about maintaining a round-the-clock classical presence.

"We wanted to guarantee a future for WQED-FM and if that meant we had to make some financial adjustments, we were willing to make them, as painful as that process is."


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