My Barry Farber fill-in.....
...didn’t last long! (repost)
After leaving WWDB-FM Philly I took a week in New York City to fill in on WMAC for Barry Farber in afternoon drive.
This was not long after the infamous “subway vigilante” incident on a New York subway train.
As could be expected New Yorkers wanted to talk about that so we did....at least for a couple of days.
Then...I was told by management at WMCA that my fill in days had
ended. Seems they disagreed with my then popular position that shooter
Bernhard Goetz had taken acceptable action under the conditions so far
described.
It was interesting to actually get on the air at WMCA. The owner
manager was...the same guy who years earlier had ask me to fly in from
Chicago to meet with him and when I did...he wouldn’t see me! Another
weird management type.
Same thing happened in St. Louis at the big KMOX. There..I did meet
with the big boss man who seemed impressed with me...enough that he
pointed out places nearby where I should check apartments.
A few days later he wouldn’t take my calls.
Such is our radio business.
I’ve been in hiring positions several times and have NEVER acted so
impolite or discourteous as not to talk to a person I’ve showed interest
in. I still can’t believe either incidents.
Luckily for me...life goes on and better things did happen.
stanmajor@aol.com
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