Bye Bye, Miss American Pie, good bye to radio yet again!

I was debating on what exactly to call this posting, my other choice was "The Day The Music Died." Friday, April 2, 2010 ended the latest edition of "The Class Reunion." In the 45+ years I have been in radio I have seen many changes, most NOT FOR THE BETTER. The one thing I believed in throughout those years was that a persons word and handshake are the BEST contract. I will not go into great details about what happened other than to say the my agreement for compensation with KRIM FM was not upheld by them.

I am sure if you ask the owner of the station you would hear that I am rude, un-reasonable and a pain in the butt to work with. Maybe so, however, in my defense I can say that my rude is short concise answers, my un-reasonable is standing for what I believe, right or wrong, and being a pain in the butt by believing that IF you are granted a license as a "Public Trustee" then you should try your best to serve your community. I make no secret of the fact that I am highly opinionated, something I have told owners and General Managers for a LONG time. Most say, "good, I like a person who can think and knows what to do." That usually doesn't last long as the first or second time we butt heads they find just how well I dig my heels in and won't move.

I try never to compromise the legal operation of a broadcast station and try my best to make sure that the advertisers get the best results possible. Along with that, I also try to give the listeners a good performance. A Program Director I worked for many years ago had a motto I have mentioned before; "Be informative, be entertaining, or BE QUIET!" That was my goal in 1964 and remains my goal today. If I never again am on the airwaves I will rest assured that I always tried to give more than I had to.

Will "The Class Reunion" ever be back on the air? I learned a long time ago, never say never, time will tell. So, Bye Bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Cruiser to the levee but the levee was dry. Sorry Don McLean, your song is much better than what I just did to it!