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>Thank you, but it was technically a retirement. They >didn't want me there. I didn't want to stay there >under their terms. So, over the apparent objections of >Keith Clark, Michael Young worked out a nice severance >package that allowed me to retire a year earlier than >I had planned. I was one of the few people >grandfathered into the old Group W retirement plan, so >I was able to take the the money and run and never >look back. > > >>Dave, thanks for this amazing insight which could come >>only from you. I love how you describe your departure >>from KDKA as a retirement. So classy! Employees at >>KDKA still talk about you! >> >> >> >>>It was as if CBS had purchased Group W. For one >thing, >>>Group W had one of the best employee benefits >packages >>>in the industry. It was dumped in favor of the CBS >>>package, one of the worst. Also, the quality of >>>management declined. People with sales backgrounds >>>were put in charge of programming, and some had no >>>experience in news/talk radio. Also, the physical >>>plant declined. Just as is happening with HD at >>>KDKA-TV, the promised installation of new equipment >>>kept getting postponed. When I retired in 2003, there >>>had been masking tape on a frayed piece of carpet for >>>eight years. I was told last year that people are >>>still tripping over it. And, if you complained about >>>any of this, management considered you a morale >>>problem. I hope things have improved since I left, >but >>>I doubt it. >>> >>>>Maybe Dave James would have some insight on this. >How >>>>much did KDKA radio change when Group W sold it to >>>>CBS? I guess I'm asking if things were run much >>>>differently when Group W was in charge.

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