Right now I am listening to WDSM and Brad is on. It is clear he will be on now 8-11 AM.
Lew was to do his last show today. That did not happen. Mr.Stone did not allow Lew to have his final show today. Here is what was on Lew’s web site today.
THANK YOU!
This is a sad day for me. Instead of hosting my final radio show, I must instead try to explain the details of my dismissal. Before I do that, however, I would like to thank everybody for your wonderful support!
I have spent hours and hours these past two weeks answering a multitude of e-mails. It is proof to me of the extended radio family which we all have been a part of. Your kind words have been so gratifying!
It was never my intent to go public with my dismissal, however after I learned in an e-mail from Ron Stone, the market manager for WDSM and five other local radio stations, that he had canceled my final broadcast today, I had no choice. I consider his action an attack on my integrity. I had assured Mr. Stone that I would not discuss my situation on the radio show. I had not, as you all know, and would not have done so on my final broadcast! Not being on-the-air today means I cannot personally say "goodbye" to the thousands of listeners who tune in daily.
Many of you have asked me why Mr. Stone canceled my show. I cannot give a logical reason. WDSM last fall had the best ratings the station has ever had in its current format. My ratings have always been strong and as a radio station owner: never mess with success! The many sponsors who have been on my show for years brought more revenue to WDSM than I was costing the station. Perhaps I am not enough of a "patriot" for Mr. Stone. Only he can answer that!
I have no immediate future plans, except to relax for a while. If Midwest Communications would like me to return to WDSM after Mr. Stone is gone, I would certainly consider it.
Should any other opportunity present itself, I will post my future plans here on my web site.
Thank you again for your wonderful support!
Lew
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Note the clock on his site at the time still had an hour and 45 minutes at the time. It does not seem like he has any current plans according to his web page. More to come when I find something out.
5 comments:
John, I am curious about the two stations that Latto owns. Did Latto do his show for those two stations or did they play a national feed instead?
I have to think there is a little bit of karma at work here. I am pretty sure that when Latto fired RJ, many years ago, he didn't let RJ say goodbye to his listeners.
One of the two stations did air the show. The second one did for a long time but I believe they could not as of late.
I rembmer the RJ issue from my parents telling me about it. It does sure seem a lot like this doesn't it.
Well, the rumors have gone from crazy to batshit crazy.
The latest: Lew Latto to buy WDSM.
Just emailed Latto and he told me he is NOT buying WDSM.
I was so busy this last weekend I did not have time to post anything.
Yes I could have told you that Lew was not going to buy WDSM. First I don't think Lew would ever want to buy a station at this point in his life.
Also MWC would not sell just one station. Lew would have to buy all of the Duluth stations or all 8 that they own in the area. Again something Lew would not want to do.
What MWC could do is make Lew the Market Manger or station manger. Neither of these will happen either. I don't Lew would want to put that much time in to work at this point. I also am not sure it would be a wise move for MWC.
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