Local-origination programming will end at Moody Radio’s 64 stations across the country in June as part of a ‘strategic realignment’ parent ministry Moody Bible Institute (MBI) claims will help it weather “cultural and economic headwinds” at the 139-year-old, Chicago-based organization.
In advance of the format change, Moody has replaced local morning talk shows with “Karl and Crew,” a national broadcast starting Monday, May 26. Local programs such as “Kurt and Kate Mornings,” which originated at WKES 91.1 FM radio in Lakeland, Fla., were axed in favor of a “unified national programming schedule” to be fully implemented June 30.
The ministry said it will be laying off an unspecified number of people at local stations and other MBI units…