Thanks, everybody, for the updates. I will make changes as they come
in. This is the list by department as far as I know at this point. It
gets longer every time I open an e-mail message. Editorial took the
brunt of the 50-position layoff. NOTE: I have been informed that Bob
Orenstein, Karen Phillips and Jacob Michaels were NOT laid off.
Also, for those of you wondering how former MCall staffer Ron Devlin made out in last week's layoffs at The Reading Eagle, he is still there. This from him: "Yeh, I'm here, but we lost 18 people in the news room. Some had 40 years experience. Sad."
ALLENTOWN NEWS
1. Kevin Duffy - news reporter (called while on his honeymoon, believe it or not)
2. Dalondo Moultrie – news reporter
3. Gen Marshall – news reporter
4. Andrew Martel- news reporter
5. William Ford – news reporter
6. Jack Tobias – assistant city editor
7. Ted Akers – copy desk
8. Linda Doell – copy desk
9. Tad Miller – copy desk
10. Gary Andrews – copy desk
11. Bob Wallace – copy desk
12. Margie Peterson – copy desk
13. Glenn Kranzley - Op/Ed Vice President (given one month)
FEATURES DEPT.
14. Geoff Gehman – art critic
15. Tim Blangger – feature writer
16. Kelly Suarez – feature writer
17. Len Righi – music critic (35 years service)
18. Joanna Poncavage – writer
19. Laura Garger - features copy editor
PHOTO/VISUALS DEPT.
20. Cat Meredith - photographer
21. Naomi Halperin – senior photographer
22. Fran Kittek – photo lab technician
23. Martha Miller – graphic artist
24. Eva Wong – graphic artist
25. Kevin Beck – graphic artist (moved to Advertising--not laid off)
INTERACTIVE
26. Nancy Dougherty – part-time online producer
EASTON NEWS BUREAU
27. Joe McDonald – Easton news bureau reporter
28. Tom Coombe – Easton news bureau reporter
29. Gail Scudder – Easton news bureau editorial assistant
SPORTS
30. Mark Perner
31. Ben Reese
32. Mandy Housenick (unconfirmed--may be another Housenick who was laid off)
Staying, but 1 to 10 percent cut in pay:
Kathy Lauer-Williams, reporter
Irene Kraft, demoted to reporter
Jodi Duckett, demoted to reporter (unconfirmed)
Diane Stoneback, reporter (no details)
Frank Warner, from copy desk to night cops reporter
Will Scheihing, from Easton bureau chief to reporter
STAFFING CHANGES
John Moser – news reporter to features writer
Kelly Federico - no longer a reporter but still working in unknown capacity
Jane White, demoted from management, to night desk
Marion Callahan, features reporter, moved to Metro
Karen Phillips, from copy chief to copy desk
Liz Bartolai, new Deputy Online Editor
Dan Hartzell, stays but job may change
Dave Dawson, stays (working on new computer system)
Dave Venditta, stays but job will change
Mike Hirsch, Topics Manager, still in charge of Features
OTHER DEPARTMENTS
PACKAGING
Mark Adams – supervisor
Rosalie Rodriguez
RETAIL
Bob Burritt (due to retire 12/31/09)
ADVERTISING
Donna Adamcyk
Gerald Braum
QUALITY CONTROL/COMPOSING
William Schraeder
CLASSIFIED
Barb Antanavage
Brenda Czwakiel
ADMINISTRATION
Marie Herb