hiː wʌzðə pɹəmˈoʊʃənz dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌntˈɪl dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn wɛn klˈɪɹ tʃˈænəl hæd ɐ mˈæsɪv bˈʌdʒɪt kˈʌt ænd lˈeɪd ˈɔf nˈaɪn pɚsˈɛnt ʌv ðɛɹ stˈæf, dʒˈeɪ wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌv ðæt nˈaɪn pɚsˈɛnt.
He was the promotions director until January 2009 when Clear Channel had a massive budget cut and laid off 9% of their staff, Jay was part of that 9%.