While we’re waiting for word about layoffs at the Courier-Journal, Gannett’s operation in Cincinnati is being hit hard. The 10-person staff at CiN Weekly, the weekly entertainment paper (Velocity equivalent) was let go, as was the Enquirer’s editorial page editor. The weekly is apparently being re-branded as MetroMix, a move already made in other Gannett [...]

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Sun’s out, so the holiday must be over. We’ll skip all the Sarah Palin news (though we recommend Maureen Dowd’s column), the Steve McNair story that’s just beginning, and your need to know details of Michael Jackson’s memorial service, and tell you what’s going on around here. Mayor’s List:  There’s more speculation on the list [...]

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The number of layoffs at the Courier-Journal is still unknown, but at least now we know how many layoffs will take place in Gannett’s 80 newspapers, and that those losing their jobs will know by next week. Last August, the C-J cut 15 positions in a big Gannett national layoff, the number smaller than it [...]

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No one knows whether the layoffs in local media are over with, but the economy is continuing to hit personnel hard in Lexington. There’s no official word, but rumors persist that more cuts are coming to the Courier-Journal on July 8. At Lexington’s ABC affiliate, three reporters are not being renewed when their contracts end. [...]

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Is this ever a week for embarrassing behavior. If you’re following this jail story, you know that two high-ranking Corrections employees were fired after they lied to their boss about the whereabouts of another employee who was evading a warrant for beating his wife. It may not be on the scale of turning up drunk [...]

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Too Little Too Late: Would it have made a difference if the Governor had campaigned around the state for the slots bill? Probably not, but it’s kind of troubling to know that he was at odds with Greg Stumbo on the all-important legislation. [Courier] Another Look at Parking: Does it make sense to outsource the [...]

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Hope you have an understanding boss. The U.S. Open golf tournament picks up this morning at 9 after a rainy weekend in New York. [NYTimes] Gannett Layoff Rumors: As hard as it is to imagine more layoffs at the Courier-Journal, rumors persist. July 8 is the target date for 4,500 layoffs company-wide. Good news — [...]

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The new owners of CW affiliate WBKI-TV, Iowa-based Fusion Communications, fired station manager and Louisville Live morning host Dan Spangler on Tuesday. Yesterday, they notified us, through Craig Hoffman, that they no longer want a ‘Ville Voice/Page One segment on the morning show. Hoffman gave no specific reason for the change, mumbling something about the [...]

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The Big News: There’s a good chance the state special session will end this afternoon. Page One is all over it. Cash, Schreck Feeling the Heat: Nothing personal, here, but since when does breaking the law while on duty not constitute a firing offense? Charles Cash and Bill Schreck, the brains behind the Javanon mess, [...]

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Dan Spangler, the WBKI station manager and host of the local morning show Louisville Live, was dismissed from both positions yesterday by the station’s new ownership group, Fusion Communications. Spangler said that about 4:30 yesterday, he was told that he was being let go due to budgetary considerations and asked to leave immediately. Craig Hoffman, [...]

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