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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. >> >> Dear Dave, I was so sorry that you did retire. I >thoroughly enjoyed your reports and was thrilled some >years to have been interviewed by you about Steeler >post season merchandise. I also enjoy your posts >Fellows like you make this forum so interesting. You >are just a wealth of info about the history of >Pittsburgh radio and tv and I am glad you are a >contributor. >>>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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