Posted by B-Rac on August 18, 2008 at 07:55:05:
In Reply to: US99.5 & 105.9 Fresh FM PD exits posted by chicagomedia.org on August 12, 2008 at 16:39:50:
No one as young as Mike Peterson leaves market 3 to spend more time with family.
He couldn't have been let go because of ratings. Even PPM numbers are REALLY good for 'USN.
It was about money and about a friend of a higher-up who is incoming.
I feel bad for Mike and his staff who is probably sh*tting in their pants right now after hearing about CBS selling stations and CC's Aloha Trust, wondering what will happen at their station.
: Peterson To Leave WUSN
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: In a memo to the staff at CBS Radio country WUSN (US 99)/Chicago, VP/GM Dave Robbins on Tuesday (Aug. 12) announced that Mike Peterson, who programs US 99 and AC clustermate WCFS (Fresh), will be leaving to operate a family business back home in Oregon.
: "While the decision to leave was very hard for Mike and we will miss him greatly, the combination of this business potential and a return home to Oregon were simply too powerful to ignore," Robbins said.
: Peterson's last day at CBS/Chicago will be Aug. 29. Robbins will absorb programming duties for both WUSN and WCFS while a search is conducted.
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: (R&R)