CBS Radio Cans Chicago's Dick Biondi, Fred Winston and Greg Brown

Radioink.com, from a story by Robert Feder in the Chicago Sun-Times, reports: "...legendary Chicago personalities Dick Biondi, Fred Winston and Greg Brown – who had been relegated to spinning tunes on WJMK’s HD Oldies channel and on the station’s Internet site after WJMK went jockless with "Jack FM" last year – have been let go as part of CBS Radio’s elimination of more than 100 jobs nationwide this week."

Background: Chicago Gets New Oldies Radio Station But Can It Satisfy The WJMK-FM Refugees?

To: Joel Hollander, CBS Radio Chief
From: Kenneth Lay, Former Enron Chief, now retired in Hell

That's the heading of a clever piece of satire at RadioDailyNews.com, portions of which say:

"Wanted to write you a note to tell you how much I am loving your latest moves at CBS. I may be retired and sitting in a lounge chair in a very hot location, but I'm still watching your brilliant direction of the once great CBS Radio Division. You're doing a great job and I love your latest move, firing 115 employees due to your own mistakes."

"And after you heard David Lee Roth a few times filling in on your Boston station, you say to yourself, this guy is my new wake-up man to replace Howard Stern! Then when DLR bombs, your underlings blame him in the press, laying the groundwork to can him WITHOUT paying him his money! Very cool, Joel."

"I marvel at your undying support of Jack in the face of all the negative publicity, firing DJs in NYC and Chicago without even giving them a chance to say goodbye! Wish I had done that to some of the senior citizens who had their retirement plans invested in Enron."

Read this whole piece.

What Happened On This Day in Radio History: July 14