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Cathy Hughes says Radio One has trimmed pay, hours
By Robert "Rob" Redding Jr.
Editor & Publisher
"We are closing every other Friday," Cathy Hughes told XM 169's Joe Madison during a radio interview last week.
"We've all taken three, five, seven or 10 percent pay cuts depending on what category your annual compensation was," Hughes said. "We've voluntarily turned in vacation time, we furloughed and now we're closing corporate - we're closing Lanham - every other Friday to stay afloat.
The radio company has also made other cuts and layoffs at its other properties as well, according to a source.
Still, the company stock price is trading as low as 38 cents, moving down almost 20 percent, according to Morningstar.
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Radio observers says that the performance royalties may put a third of black-owned stations out of business.
Radio One Chief Executive Alfred C. Liggins III, who is Hughes' son, has declined to comment.
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