He went on to write that he is hopeful the value of these stations are known to the current owners, and that they will continue to make Hawaiian music a priority for these stations. More so than ever, we will continue the tradition of Hawaiian music and celebrate the culture on FM100 KCCN and Hawaiian 105 KINE.” While we recently made some difficult business decisions, I can assure our listeners and advertisers that we are not changing the format of any station in our cluster. The shake-up has possible greater implications.īilly V, who lost his job on Hawaiian 105 KINE on Wednesday, said on social media that a SummitMedia executive said in an email that the company “is 100% committed to Hawaii and serving the Honolulu community. “Reality is, people tune in because they feel a connection with the voice of the on-air announcer,” wrote Ron Kaipo. Many listeners commenting online are upset and saddened at the loss of these radio personalities who they listened to over the years, who brought news and traffic along with laughter and joy. Maria’s daughter, Candace Kay, lost her position at Power 104.3. “I got to do something I loved at one radio station for 28 years … You can’t buy that kind of fun.” “I wish them all the luck in the world,” said Maria. He said the company is restructuring, and the few remaining are good people. I’m not happy about it, but I understand … I’ve gone through several of these.” Maria said he holds “no ill will towards SummitMedia.
Gregg and Shawnee Hammer were also relieved of their duties. He said he was the first to go of the on-air personalities, and told after the morning show Tuesday that it was his last show. Wayne Maria, who was with KRTR for 28 years and in radio for 32, served as morning show co-host with Gregg and Shawnee Hammer, did a midday show and was program director for multiple stations as well as operations manager for SummitMedia Hawaii.
She said the company had little local advertising since the pandemic began and often ran national ads, which provided little revenue. She said, “It’s about the money,” and a company representative told her “hopefully the pandemic will subside and advertising will return to normal.”
Veteran radio personality Danielle Tucker, who did traffic reports for the past 20 years, said she was part of a massive workforce reduction. SummitMedia could not be reached for comment. Radio Insight, a radio trade publication, reported the company made cuts in other cities, but most were in Honolulu. The company owns radio stations KRATER 96, KCCN FM100, Power 104.3 and Hawaiian 105 KINE. SummitMedia this week laid off approximately 20 employees of SummitMedia Hawaii, including many of its well-known on-air personalities as well as President and General Manager Andrew Rosen.
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