Trouble at WFNZ: QCB and Mark Yarbro fired, full-length podcasts eliminated

[Sam Mills Fan]

Disclaimer: I know maybe 33-50% of you guys HATE WFNZ and everyone on it. I get that. I don't though and neither do a lot of people on here.

With that out of the way, I'm pretty pissed off. QCB and Yarbro have been with the station since like 1996. I know other employees were laid off this week too. And they also eliminated full-length podcasts because that was apparently eating into their live listenership and now have like 20 minute ones only.

Sad day, sad day. Old forms of media are dying off left and right.

[CPF4LIFE]

Wow, they fired QCB?? Man it's tough out there in sports talk right now.

[blackcat]

I just hate Garcia.  Sports radio sustainability has always boggled my mind.  All these guys talk about the same thing, doesn't matter which show you hear, it's the same.  By hour 2, I'm not going to want to hear about Lebron paying a fine or how fat KB is.  It's redundant.

[Ivan The Awesome]

7 minutes ago, Sam Mills Fan said:

Disclaimer: I know maybe 33-50% of you guys HATE WFNZ 

I think that number is not high enough. 

[Carl Spackler]

FNZ losing Jim Celania was like NASCAR losing Dale Earnhardt, but with more alcohol

[uncfan888]

I enjoyed wfnz before, but ever since that new company bought them, they've went downhill. However, that new guy they hired is pretty good. 

[therealmjl]

Yeah if I had to guess it would be over 50% hate WFNZ based on comments I've seen on these boards over the years.

Not living in the Charlotte area doesn't expose me to them so I don't really have an opinion either way.

Hate to see anyone lose a job. @thebigcat probably out throwing a party over this news though.

[uncfan888]

8 minutes ago, mjligon said:

Yeah if I had to guess it would be over 50% hate WFNZ based on comments I've seen on these boards over the years.

Not living in the Charlotte area doesn't expose me to them so I don't really have an opinion either way.

Hate to see anyone lose a job. @thebigcat probably out throwing a party over this news though.

At least they don't work in cubicles though, amirite? 

[KendrickPanther]

People like to complain about everything but a lot of people on these boards enjoy listening to WFNZ. You would think half our roster was hated along with Gettleman and Rivera on these boards. People are more likely to take the time to type when they feel negativity. Its not a legitimate gauge of the fanbase.

[csx]

I've never hated wfnz. It's deserving of some criticism but it's better than most of the garbage local sports radio out there 

[KendrickPanther]

I started to grow fond of QCB when he got the mid day show. Never liked his segment in the evenings.

[Reebis21]

Tommy Cross at Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet  located in Newton, North Carolina is the real victim here 

[shulasmyhero]

Never hated either of the two but QCB's segments in Primetime were mostly unlistenable, still not as bad as anything "The Hitman" spewed and he was promoted to Program Director who then apparently had to fire his former cohorts.

hate for anybody to lose their job but it happens.  

[uncfan888]

2 minutes ago, Reebis21 said:

Tommy Cross at Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet  located in Newton, North Carolina is the real victim here 

They'll have to find a new station to tell people to find new roads