I worked for Charlie at WJMK. In fact, he's the only person in my career who ever fired me. That turned out to be a blessing in disguise, but it hasn't changed my opinion of Charley. He was brought in as a hatchet man at WJMK. That's who the corporate cats are praising in this piece. A hatchet man. He didn't just fire me and John Landecker and Leslie Keiling. He fired the entire staff less than a year later.
If you'd like to read a story about him, check out "Records Truly Is My Middle Name". There's a fascinating little tale about a program director who went completely apeshit over the on-air playing of the National Anthem. Landecker, who has seen it all, calls it the most unprofessional thing he has ever encountered.
