To Be Announced...

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Boy, this being unemployed stuff is hard work. I've received email after email after email...as well as comments some of you dear readers are leaving on the posts. I think I've responded with each and every one of them, but let me know if I miss anyone.

Most of you have been very supportive and wanting questions answered as to how this happened and what may be going on with the station. I wish I could answer all of them with more exact information, but there are a lot of things that prevent me from sharing what I know. Mostly, out of professional courtesy...but also because it would violate an agreement I signed before I left. It will all become clear to you in short order, though. I know that may sound strange to a lot of you considering how I was treated (fairly well, considering), but it's the way I like to do business. For some of you, it's a sense of loss and confusion...but as I've explained, it's just how things are done when a station wants to take a new direction.

My wife is the worst...ranting occasionally (in her pregnant state, it's not that unusual) about what they replaced me with, what she dislikes about the new guy, and all that stuff. But every time she does (and some of you do too), I remind her of some of the emails and criticism I received when I took over. Boy, did I get it! There are still some people today who despise me for "firing Michael Graham" and will never forgive me for it...despite the fact I had nothing to do with him leaving. The same goes for Richard Todd and Jeff Lewis. I had a hand in those two decisions. This new guy is generating a lot of complaints...but remember, I'm only GETTING complaints...the station is probably getting a lot too, but they're also getting positive ones I imagine.

I wish I could be around for a long time to see what shakes out of the changes...and there are more changes to come, believe me. Three months from now, most won't remember what all the dust-ups were about or even who I was. That again, is the nature of the business. Some loyal listeners will abandon the station...that always happens...but some new listeners will enjoy the changes and the station will continue to build. That is, unless they're really making a mistake based on a mis-read of the market...then, those people who made the changes will be held accountable...BUT I STILL WON'T BE BACK! No one is going to give me a call at my future new job site and beg me to return...sorry, it's not going to happen.

More tomorrow...

Applications today for: A station in Portland, Maine sounded interesting to me today. I enjoy the coastal life and figure a switch from fresh Atlantic shrimp to Northern Atlantic lobster wouldn't be all that bad. The quality of life in the Portland area sounded extremely interesting. It's a lovely city (unless the brochures are completely spinned-up). It's a smaller market, but that's okay if the other stuff works out.