Pittsburgh public broadcasting firm cuts 17 jobs, salaries
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PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh’s public broadcasting company is cutting 17 jobs and executive salaries in order to reduce millions of dollars in long-term debt.
The restructuring announced Thursday at WQED Multimedia will see 14 full-time employees and one part-timer lose their jobs. Two more full-timers were offered the choice of part-time jobs or severance pay.
The cuts include award-winning on-air talent and producers Michael Bartley and Tonia Caruso and two of the company’s four vice presidents.
President and CEO Deborah Acklin says the cuts are “very raw and very real. They are absolutely very talented people, gifted people, good people and we fought for every job.”
Acklin, who earns nearly $260,000, says executives will take voluntary pay cuts of 8 to 9 percent.
WQED runs a public TV station, an FM station and several other media outlets.