Two Twin Cities radio personalities at KDWB and Cities 97.1 have lost their jobs

An executive producer for "The Dave Ryan Show" and a Cities 97.1 morning host both announced their departures on Monday.

November 4, 2020 at 11:32AM
Hunter Quinn, left, and Steve LaTart, right. (Hannah Sayle/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Two local radio personalities are out of jobs. Steve LaTart, executive producer for "The Dave Ryan Show" announced on social media Monday that he has been let go.

"It's happened to a lot of people and now it's happened to me," he tweeted. "I was let go by @1013KDWB and what sucks is the amount of time I gave to this place. I no longer know what this means except I guess I'm starting over."

Hunter Quinn, a morning host on Cities 97.1 also used Twitter Monday to reveal that he was also unemployed.

"Very tough day today," he posted. "It was my last day at Cities 97.1. I had such high hopes coming to the Twin Cities and hosting a morning show, but so many things have changed and my hard work, creativity and ideas are no longer required."

Both stations are part of the iHeartMedia company.

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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