reclaiming the top spot <\/a>in the latest Nielsen Audio ratings.<\/p>\nBut all I wanted were a few words from Soto addressing the significant change in his show and acknowledging the end of one of the most successful Chicago radio partnerships of the last 10 years. Is that too much to ask?<\/p>\n
On Thursday I finally heard back from Soto, who politely directed me to Clear Channel Chicago\u2019s vice president of communications. I can\u2019t tell you exactly what she said because her response was off the record. But the gist of it was that Soto would not be answering my questions. When I followed up by asking for an explanation on the record about why<\/em> Soto wouldn\u2019t respond, I never got a reply.<\/p>\nJust to be clear, I don\u2019t believe for a minute that Soto doesn\u2019t want to talk to me. We\u2019ve always respected each other over the years, and I\u2019m sure he\u2019s capable of crafting a thoughtful, appropriate response to a legitimate question. He\u2019s a smart guy who\u2019s taught radio at the college level and knows his way around as well as anyone.<\/p>\n
I believe he\u2019s being muzzled by his Clear Channel bosses because they're determined to maintain radio silence on Ramonski Luv, and because they don't trust their employees to communicate with the media. That\u2019s always been the Clear Channel way.<\/p>\n
I feel sorry for anyone who works for a company that thinks so little of its employees. Or its audience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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