SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES!

   SATURDAY, AUGUST 19TH., 2017
         SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES!

   Back in the early 1970's I left WILK to
become Assistant Manager of a new area
FM radio station identified as WMJW.
    Rob Neyhard was already there feeding
the automated equipment that played the
music and commercials.
    Because the station was automated we
were able to use the staff as news reporters.
     I hired Bob Reynolds and people like
Bill Saint John (Kishbaugh+ and Dave
Bennis and came up with a news staff that,
on several occasions, won more Associated Press
News Awards than any other radio or
television station in the state!
     On Friday Rob, who is currently with
WILK, lured Bob and I back into his
radio studio to talk over old times. They
was no pay involved. But we're all used
to that!
     We shared a lot of stories from those
"good old days." But you really would
have loved to hear us chat when the
commercials were playing!
       That's when we recalled some of
the tales know only to a few insiders!
But this is my Blog not live radio so,
what the heck. Let me share a couple
with you.
        Like the time I had to argue with
the General Manager because Bob racked
up such an expensive telephone bill
checking on a local family involved in
a story out of state. I took Bob's side.
        Rob had his own issues trying to
make sure the music list was up to date
when the same GM prohibited the
playing of some songs! Rob even had
to edit the number one song out of a
syndicated countdown because the boss
didn't want it on the air.
        Our GM never interfered with
news. Well usually anyway. I did have
a problem when they shut off our
Associated Press machine because he
didn't pay the bill. This was the same
AP from which we won all those
awards.
        Some how we survived and each
of us went on to bigger and better
things. A little older and a little wiser!
        And even though there were
bumps in the road back then, it was
a fun ride!
        My thanks to Rob for bringing
us together, My thanks to Bob for
all his news dedication. And my
thanks to both of them for discarding
the jackets they wore in that old
newspaper ad!
        Hope we can get together again,
sooner, and that all their and your
NEWS is good!