Summertime hasn't been too hot for employees at television stations. Layoffs have been rampant the past few weeks, and are expected to continue amidst a dim economic forecast. Mid-June saw a 7.5% staff reduction across the Newport Television stations, which meant about 162 casualties among the 56 outlets.Then WRCB Chattanooga, owned by SarkesTarzian, eliminated 10 jobs. "We're reorganizing our maintenance and production departments in recognition of the fact that so much broadcasting equipment has become computerized," president and general manager Tom Tolar explains.
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