intelligence. We’re using the infinite flexibility of being able to use our social media as a “live” wire for our content.
I’m having intelligent, compelling conversations with decorated and respected people in the sports world – plus anyone else that I feel inclined to converse with and debate in a civil manner – and presenting that content to the WNST audience in different ways. Plus, our morning newspaper, text service and ability to stream and present our content are unparalleled in sports media in Baltimore.
No one has ever seen our radio station but everyone knows what our logo looks like and the color of my hair in any given week.
You can literally access any of our content from anywhere in the world in the palm of your hand. We’ve come a long way from being a “little AM radio station” in 1998.
I’m doing the best work of my career –right here, right now. Tune in and find out for yourself.
I’ve never worked harder in my 24 years of doing radio. I’ve also never worked “smarter” over the past year.
I must say that the most disturbing part of all of the 16 years of trying to help other folks feed their families – and then watching some of the mediocre “talent” go across the street to work for less money for the corporate clowns at CBS Radio – the one word that was hardly ever heard was “thanks” on the way out the door.
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They were clearly very unhappy working with me at WNST. And that makes me doubly happy that they’re working for someone else, somewhere else – where they belong. And it always reminds me that I did the right thing by parting ways with folks who didn’t like me or want to truly support WNST in the first place.
I wish all of my former employees well. I did my best in every way possible. I loved them. I gave them a chance. I believed in them with my business, my life and the most important thing in my life – my good name. I “sponsored” them. I took massive risks and spent many sleepless nights. I wish I could say I have “no regrets” but I have many that perhaps one day I’ll address.
However, I’ll never regret trying hard and doing my best. In the end, change was necessary and I made a very tough decision that many will still criticize.
But for now, I’m infinitely happier because of the changes I made and I waited a year to measure it or write about it.
The last year has taught me a lot about what makes me happy and what could make me feel aggravated, frustrated, desperate or suicidal.
I will never be told my wife or my family is not important.
I will never be called by a furious sponsor or partner who is pissed about something someone else said on the radio or internet.
8I will never be accosted by a listener who is pissed about something someone else said on the radio or internet.
I will never be exposed to litigation because of something I didn’t say.
I will never have to be the “fill-in guy” when someone I’m paying pretends to be sick while implying that it’s a downgrade for the show that day.
I will never take a late Sunday night call from an employee who is threatening a “Monday work stoppage” unless they get a raise.
I will never have to look a fellow business owner in the eye and not bear responsibility for the effectiveness of advertising at WNST.
I will never have to look at my business partners and explain why we aren’t making money.
I will never have to ask anyone for a family loan so I can pay my employees at the end of a week.
I will never be up all night fretting and disturbed at the notion of not making a payroll or paying my bills.
I will never have to look another young person in the eye and tell them they’re not good enough only to have them hate me for
