Colorado Media Newsroom
March 29th, 2023, 10:50 AM
From Radio Insight:
https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2023/03/jackharris.jpg?resize=400%2C562&ssl=1Veteran Tampa area morning host Jack Harris has been let go from iHeartMedia News/Talk 970 WFLA (https://wflanews.iheart.com) Tampa.
Harris told the Tampa Bay Times (https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/2023/03/29/jack-harris-longtime-tampa-radio-personality-says-he-has-been-fired/), “After I signed off from my show at 7 a.m. today, iHeartRadio bosses told me that they were cutting back on expenses and had to let me go.?
The 81 year-old Harris hosted at WFLA from 1970-1974, 1975-1985, and since 1993. His show was cut back to 5-7am in December 2021 (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/216643/wfla-moves-ryan-gorman-to-mornings-as-jack-harris-cuts-back-hours/). He has also hosted mornings in the Tampa market on CHR “Q105” WRBQ from 1985-89 and 93.3 WFLZ from 1989-93. He has also served as an anchor and commentator for multiple television stations in the Tampa market. He had a brief stint in Washington DC at 980 WRC and 93.9 WKYS in 1974-75 in between his first two runs at WFLA after beginning his career at WAJR Morgantown WV.
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/250462/jack-harris-let-go-from-wfla-after-53-year-run-in-tampa/)
https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2023/03/jackharris.jpg?resize=400%2C562&ssl=1Veteran Tampa area morning host Jack Harris has been let go from iHeartMedia News/Talk 970 WFLA (https://wflanews.iheart.com) Tampa.
Harris told the Tampa Bay Times (https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/2023/03/29/jack-harris-longtime-tampa-radio-personality-says-he-has-been-fired/), “After I signed off from my show at 7 a.m. today, iHeartRadio bosses told me that they were cutting back on expenses and had to let me go.?
The 81 year-old Harris hosted at WFLA from 1970-1974, 1975-1985, and since 1993. His show was cut back to 5-7am in December 2021 (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/216643/wfla-moves-ryan-gorman-to-mornings-as-jack-harris-cuts-back-hours/). He has also hosted mornings in the Tampa market on CHR “Q105” WRBQ from 1985-89 and 93.3 WFLZ from 1989-93. He has also served as an anchor and commentator for multiple television stations in the Tampa market. He had a brief stint in Washington DC at 980 WRC and 93.9 WKYS in 1974-75 in between his first two runs at WFLA after beginning his career at WAJR Morgantown WV.
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/250462/jack-harris-let-go-from-wfla-after-53-year-run-in-tampa/)