Eight to exit WTOP as part of Voluntary Separation Program

Coinciding with the recent exit of WTOP Washington, D.C. (103.5) Director of Content Integration and Operations Craig Schwalb, the station offered contract buyouts for all full-time non-managerial staff at the station who worked in the newsroom or within website development, reports Inside Radio.

According to the station, eight employees agreed to the offer.  Those who will be taking the Voluntary Separation Program include Morning Anchor Bruce Alan; Midday Anchor Debra Feinstein; Weekend/fill-in Anchor Sarah Jacobs; Senior Sports Director Dave Johnson; Morning Anchor Joan Jones; Senior Digital Editor Colleen Kelleher; Reporter Kristi King; and Digital Editor Rick Massimo.

They will all be working with the station until the end of December.

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