{"id":108389,"date":"2020-04-03T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/?p=108389"},"modified":"2020-04-03T12:55:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T16:55:49","slug":"sources-rob-charry-out-at-94-wip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/2020\/04\/sources-rob-charry-out-at-94-wip.html","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Rob Charry Out at 94 WIP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rob Charry is being let go by 94 WIP as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/2020\/04\/what-we-know-about-the-bloodbath-at-philadelphias-entercom-radio-stations.html\">the layoffs and cost-cutting measures taking place at Entercom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sources tell <em>Crossing Broad<\/em> that the long-time weekend host and update anchor was offered the overnight shift but declined, leading to his departure. I&#8217;m not sure if this was a forced buyout or voluntary severance situation, but Rob had been at WIP for more than three decades and would be presumably making a decent amount of money from either one of those exit scenarios.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Charry was most recently working weekends alongside Rob Ellis following Hollis Thomas&#8217; September departure. He did updates during the week and also produced and voiced WIP specials and year-end programming that would air during the winter holiday season. He served as a station&#8217;s union representative for a long time and was approaching retirement.<\/p>\n<p>As far as I can tell, weekend programming seems to be mostly unaffected beyond this, though I guess we&#8217;ll find out soon. Glen Macnow and Ray Didinger both work part time, as does Ellis, who returned to WIP in 2018 after his departure from 97.5 the Fanatic. <em>Go Birds<\/em> radio airs on Saturdays and Sundays while the weekend night time hosts are a revolving cast of part time veteran anchors like Rickie Ricardo and Paul Jolovitz. The graveyard shift vacated by Big Daddy Graham, who suffered a spinal bleed last summer, is being staffed by committee, with various people stepping in to cover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob Charry is being let go by 94 WIP as part of the layoffs and cost-cutting measures taking place at Entercom. Sources tell Crossing Broad that the long-time weekend host and update anchor was offered the overnight shift but declined, leading to his departure. 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