Nielsen Audio survey,<\/a> WXRT tied for 12th place overall with a 2.6 percent share and cumulative weekly audience of 959,600.<\/p>\nHere is the text of Winer\u2019s letter to staff:<\/strong><\/p>\nI have never attempted anything like this.<\/em><\/p>\n For me, this is uncharted territory. <\/em><\/p>\nThere is only so much that I can express in words.<\/em><\/p>\n I have decided to leave WXRT and CBS Radio.<\/em><\/p>\n I have been exceptionally fortunate to have been here, surrounded by people who mean so much to me.<\/em><\/p>\n People with whom I have shared so much.<\/em><\/p>\n For many, many years, we have stood together, defying conventional \u201cwisdom\u201d governing the way we execute our collective responsibilities. Against all odds, our positive impact has been indisputable. Few in our industry have chosen to relate to their audience with the style, humanity and lofty ideals to which we have aspired.<\/em><\/p>\n I am grateful that our employers, first Dan Lee at Diamond Broadcasting, then Westinghouse, CBS, Infinity, and, of course, CBS, appreciated and supported our efforts and acknowledged our successes. The inspirational leadership that they provided us has made this all possible. And has enabled us to have so much fun in the process!<\/em><\/p>\n It would be impossible to summarize all the thoughts and memories that are racing through my mind right now. Luckily, I\u2019ll soon have plenty of time to start writing my memoirs while I can still remember all the names, places, and punchlines that have given me so much pleasure \u2013 or at least adrenaline\u2014for so long.<\/em><\/p>\n Honestly, I never imagined I would be here for even three years \u2013 let alone three dozen!<\/em><\/p>\n But I wouldn\u2019t have had it any other way.<\/em><\/p>\n I\u2019ve chosen to keep this brief, because, like I said, I\u2019m a few years behind schedule.<\/em><\/p>\n Before closing, I want to express my profound gratitude and abundant respect for XRT listeners, colleagues, clients, co-conspirators, all the immensely talented artists we\u2019ve discovered and supported, and even our competitors, who certainly helped elevate our game if we ever lacked motivation. (Though I don\u2019t believe we ever did.)<\/em><\/p>\n In some ways, I still like to think we made it up as we went along, with mutual support from the people of Chicago and each other. With honesty, humility, and humor.<\/em><\/p>\n So proud to have been a part of this station and this great city!<\/em><\/p>\n Wishing you happiness and good health in the future. <\/em><\/p>\nThanks,<\/em><\/p>\nNorm<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chicago radio legend Norm Winer, who\u2019s been the heart and soul of WXRT FM 93.1 for 37 years, resigned Wednesday \u2014 just weeks after he lost his position as program director of the CBS Radio adult album alternative station. \u201cI have decided to leave WXRT and CBS Radio,\u201d Winer wrote to his staff. \u201cI have... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10646"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10646"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10661,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10646\/revisions\/10661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}