“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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