The merger will benefit everyone with more choices... RIP XM

[unknown]

From DCRTV.com:

Confirmed: Axe Hits XMers - 10/14 - From an XM source: "All the great people
that are gone from XM radio, may we all RIP... Let's go back and take the
terrestial world by storm... Gone but not forgotten: '50s Channel PD Ken
Smith, '50s Channel MD Matt The Cat, '60s Channel PD Pat Clark, '80s Channel
MD/afternooner Kandy Klutch, Cross-Country PD Jessie Scott, Decades Channel
Senior PD Kurt Gilcrest, Cafe PD Bill Evans, all of XM Urban accept three
people." Also among the 50-ish employees cut Tuesday: George Taylor Morris of
Deep Tracks, '70s-On-7's John Clay; Billy Zero and Tobi from XMU, Ethel's Erik
Range and Rick Lambert, and Bill Hutton of Lucy. And, another round of cuts
could be coming in early November. The word is that Sirius XM suits have
abandoned plans to continue separate line-ups for each service, and instead
will feature one common channel line-up on both systems. With the Sirius music
channel versions probably being offered on both. More soon.....

[ll]

Matt was the most interesting, informative, and entertaining
radio show host I have ever heard.

[Mister Peters]

They haven't canned Opus and Antfarmy yet? Those two nancies should
have seen the writing on the wall long ago.

[stamplaw]

Good riddance to some of these people. I won't mention any names here.
If you're interested you could search my older posts. Some of these
people just were not qualified for the mission. Meanwhile, there is
one name missing from this list I would like to see. Maybe the day
will still come.

[LouisG]

Going to miss George Taylor Morris greatly ,, great radio voice and full of
artist information.

[Capricorn]

Post by LouisG
Going to miss George Taylor Morris greatly ,, great radio voice and full of
artist information.

I like Mary Sue Twohy on XM 15 The Village. Is she out ?

[unknown]

Post by Capricorn
I like Mary Sue Twohy on XM 15 The Village. Is she out ?

More from DCRTV.com:
More cuts at DC's XM on 10/15. Soul Street's Bobby Bennett and Leigh Hamilton,
Raw's Mz Kitti, The City's DJ Xclusive and Lisa Ivery, Viva's Karla Rodriguez,
and Aguila's Mad Mexican. Plus Ken Smith of '50s-On-5, Pat Clarke of
'60s-On-6, XM America's Ray Knight, John Welch, and "Country Dan" Dixon, BK
Kirkland of the Groove, plus Bill Evans, Brian Chamberlain, and Cathy Carter
from XM Cafe. XM Gospel's Jay Bryant and Suite 62's Vic Clemens.

Upwards of 80 have been led to the satrad unemployment gallows, so far, we
hear. Marc Fisher has more at
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/rawfisher/2008/10/washingtons_loss_xm_empties_ou.html,
and he tells us that a move to merge XM and Sirius programming into one common
channel line-up could come as soon as 11/5. That's "directly in opposition to
(Sirius XM chief Mel) Karmazin's repeated and vehement promises to keep the
two voices separate and distinct for some time to come," Fisher adds.....

[Capricorn]

Post by unknown
and he tells us that a move to merge XM and Sirius programming into one
common channel line-up could come as soon as 11/5.

The day after...

[LouisG]

Post by unknown

Post by Capricorn
I like Mary Sue Twohy on XM 15 The Village. Is she out ?

More cuts at DC's XM on 10/15. Soul Street's Bobby Bennett and Leigh
Hamilton, Raw's Mz Kitti, The City's DJ Xclusive and Lisa Ivery,
Viva's Karla Rodriguez, and Aguila's Mad Mexican. Plus Ken Smith of
'50s-On-5, Pat Clarke of '60s-On-6, XM America's Ray Knight, John
Welch, and "Country Dan" Dixon, BK Kirkland of the Groove, plus Bill
Evans, Brian Chamberlain, and Cathy Carter from XM Cafe. XM Gospel's
Jay Bryant and Suite 62's Vic Clemens.
Upwards of 80 have been led to the satrad unemployment gallows, so
far, we hear. Marc Fisher has more at
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/rawfisher/2008/10/washingtons_loss_xm_
empties_ou.html, and he tells us that a move to merge XM and Sirius
programming into one common channel line-up could come as soon as
11/5. That's "directly in opposition to (Sirius XM chief Mel)
Karmazin's repeated and vehement promises to keep the two voices
separate and distinct for some time to come," Fisher adds.....

So is there anyone at Sirius being axed or just the good ones from Xm??

[Larry Weil]

Post by Capricorn
I like Mary Sue Twohy on XM 15 The Village. Is she out ?

I think the bigger question is if The Village will continue to exist
after Nov 5?

[Russell Patterson]

Post by unknown
Confirmed: Axe Hits XMers - 10/14 - From an XM source: "All the great people
that are gone from XM radio, may we all RIP... Let's go back and take the
terrestial world by storm... Gone but not forgotten: '50s Channel PD Ken
Smith, '50s Channel MD Matt The Cat, '60s Channel PD Pat Clark, '80s Channel
MD/afternooner Kandy Klutch, Cross-Country PD Jessie Scott, Decades Channel
Senior PD Kurt Gilcrest, Cafe PD Bill Evans, all of XM Urban accept three
people." Also among the 50-ish employees cut Tuesday: George Taylor Morris of
Deep Tracks, '70s-On-7's John Clay; Billy Zero and Tobi from XMU, Ethel's Erik
Range and Rick Lambert, and Bill Hutton of Lucy. And, another round of cuts
could be coming in early November. The word is that Sirius XM suits have
abandoned plans to continue separate line-ups for each service, and instead
will feature one common channel line-up on both systems. With the Sirius music
channel versions probably being offered on both. More soon.....

So far, the only changes that have been offered to me will cost me
more to see! The offer for "Best of Sirius" adds Howard Stern(the
reason I chose XM in the first place), NFL( I prefer watching on HD
DTV at Home), Martha Stewart( who cares). At the same time some of
the XM channels that used to be there are gone, although the ones that
I usually listen to are still there.
So far they haven't pleased me at all.