2-23-2012
Bill Thomas has been fired as the market manager for Cumulus in Birmingham. Thomas was part of the Citadel team before the company was purchased by Cumulus. That market became an instant migraine for Cumulus. Popular sports talker Paul Finebaum (pictured) filed suit against the company claiming he was pressured (by Citadel) into signing an unfavorable amendment to his employment contract by threatening to pull his popular show from the air if he refused. Cumulus has since fired back at Finebaum with their own lawsuit.
The back-and-forth between employer and employee has been plastered all over the local newspaper as well as the radio trades for months. Thomas and Finebaum are friends, or at least were before all the lawsuits made this a very sticky situation. To make the story even more interesting Cox is ready and waiting for Finebaum to finish his deal with Cumulus. They have stated they would like him to work for their sports station across the street.
Cumulus confirms regional manager, John Walker, will now be overseeing both the Huntsville and Birmingham markets. Thomas did not return a call to his cell phone last night.
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