KLOS-FM Fires Afternoon Hosts Kevin Ryder and Doug ‘Sluggo’ Roberts, Latest In Stream of Cuts at Owner Meruelo Media
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The “Kevin & Sluggo Show” was noticeably missing Friday afternoon on Los Angeles’ KLOS-FM, as hosts Kevin Ryder and Doug “Sluggo” Roberts were given their walking papers.
The decision to eliminate the afternoon drivetime slot at KLOS comes as owner Meruelo Media has made drastic cuts at several of its local radio stations, which also include KPWR-FM “Power 106,” KDAY-FM and KLLI-FM “Cali 93.9.” Meruelo had earlier this year eliminated all of the midday hosts at all four of its L.A.
stations, as well as some part-timers and off-air staffers. At KLOS, that included midday jock Marci Wiser, who had been there since 2015.
Also in February, Meruelo let go of Power 106 afternoon host DJ Felli Fel (real name James Andrew Corrine), who had been at that station since 2000.
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