He can be reached at or 44.Īmy Malone departs as evening host at Hot AC 98.1 WKDD and Production Director for the Akron/Canton cluster. McGinty moved to WRQ in January after seven years co-hosting mornings on Hot AC 98.1 WKDD. Tony McGinty departs as Digital Content Coordinator for Akron, Canton, Cleveland and Youngstown and morning co-host at Classic Rock “ Rock 106.9” WRQK. While there are additional names that haven’t gone public yet, among the names going public with their exits from the company include: Akron This marks the third round of layoffs for the company this year following the massive cuts in January and the conversion of furloughs into layoffs in September. Update 12/1:After a slowdown over the Thanksgiving holiday, the iHeartMedia layoffs have picked back up as the Atlanta cluster saw cuts today.

There are still quite a few markets (some large) that have yet to be affected so this is not over yet. Update 12/4:Additional cuts are ongoing today in multiple markets including Birmingham, Panama City, and New York.

Still to this day, it is a timeless anthem of hope and unity.Update 12/7:While no new cuts have taken place today, additional names have come forward announcing their exits from the company in Los Angeles, San Diego, Erie and a few other markets. ' Peace Train' was originally released on the classic album Teaser and the Firecat in 1971 and was Stevens’ first US Top 10 hit, reaching number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Yusuf/Cat Stevens celebrates the 50th anniversary of 'Peace Train' with sweet children's book s.

Yusuf / Cat Stevens releases 'lost' music video of Lady D'Arbanville.

Joining Yusuf - who appears at a white piano in a tranquil open-air setting in Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey - are over 25 musicians from 12 countries, their contributions seamlessly combined to create a song that transcends genre or style.įeatured musicians include Pat Simmons (The Doobie Brothers), James 'Hutch' Hutchinson (bass player with Bonnie Raitt), five-time Grammy Award-winning blues/Americana artist Keb’ Mo’ and Grammy-nominated Senegalese artist Baaba Maal. Fifty years ago ' Peace Train' became one of the most iconic hits from the '70s - and last year in honour of the International Day of Peace, Yusuf/Cat Stevens corralled a global cast of musicians for a beautiful rendition of the song.

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