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About Us. Pick up a copy of our publication on more than locations Valley-wide. Contact Us. And, I really began to wonder what my worth was to the company. While all this is playing out, Star 94 is sold to a new company and they hire Mike Fowler, the former general manager of Q [as general manager]. We had a great relationship when he worked at Q A: Right. And there were a lot of really obvious signs directing me toward making a change. Mike Fowler coming back to Atlanta was one of those, and he and I catching up over a beer turned into more beers and more conversations.
Q: You and I both know that in and , media companies are looking to cut costs. Did that factor in your negotiations? A: Not really. Q: One behalf of listeners who may not understand how all this works, let me ask this: as the namesake of The Bert Show, how much influence did Bert have in helping to get this deal made?
There is a pretty deep personal component there as well. But he also has an ownership interest in YEA Networks. At a couple of points, I would loop Bert in and he would get involved and try to move things along for me. But he was dealing with a lot in his personal life. It was hard to press him with everything else he had to deal with. For the most part, I felt it was better for my agent to work it out with his business partner. A: Mike and I reconnected in August, but very informally.
Our casual conversations turned more formal in October and once that happened, things began to move really, really quickly. Q: A lot has been made about how your departure announcement happened at Q You were criticized by many about the way it was handled. What do listeners need to know about what was going on behind the scenes? Maybe six weeks?
But we were close to a deal. He sent texts seeking comment to Bert, me, Star 94, Q, everyone he knew. Bert asked me about it and I dismissed it. It was one thing to negotiate a deal in private. Then let him decide how to tell the rest of the world. It was not to be. A: For me, it was just sad. I started it by simply saying that the rumor Rodney Ho had was false, but there was nugget of truth that I needed to come clean about.
I told everyone present that I was accepting a position with Star Tracey Kinney was there. She is one of my best friends. That was really hard. I have tremendous amount of respect for him, and he said some of the nicest things to me that anyone in radio has ever said about me. And, of course, Bert was there. He was upset. He asked a couple of questions about how long I had been thinking about it and wanted to know exactly why I made the decision.
I answered his questions honestly and then he excused himself from the meeting. He knew you had worked for most of the year without a contract. The way the news came out, Bert was blindsided.
But as you point out, he was aware I was working without a contract and was aware of my increased frustrations with the negotiation process. Not the case at all.
I navigated the situation the best I could. Even if there were no rumors, he still would have been surprised.
You get walked out of the building with security. The bottom line is this: if they had been truly serious about keeping me part of The Bert Show family, the time to make me aware of that was before my contract ran out on January 31 of last year, or during the nine months I worked without any deal in place. Can you confirm what the job will be? Are you comfortable with that? A: Yes, I am. Years ago, I asked Andre about the rumors that he and Big Boi would be going their separate ways after years of collaboration.
This is a big city with over six million people. There are plenty of people to listen to both shows. Q: As a persona on The Bert Show, you had a role to play — the sort of wise-cracking cynical side kick….
A: Absolutely. Star 94 has a target audience of adults 25 to 45 years old. Star feels natural. What do you want to say to them about your new adventure? The new team there is upgrading everything. The new owners know how to make awesome radio stations. Trust me on that. But more than anything, I want to say thank you. He played piano on the air. I never met the guy but I remember the connection to that show as a listener. He was a friend. I want to say thank you for letting me be your friend.
Letting me in your home, your shower, your car, your office. Radio people and listeners have such an intimate relationship. Eldredge is the founder and editor in chief of Eldredge ATL. As a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Atlanta magazine, he has covered Atlanta since Moe Got Proposed To! Weiss asked Dauler directly about the rumor and Dauler was forced to deflect since the deal had not yet closed. He, in fact, had been working without a contract for more than eight months by the time he left.
Dauler was also drawn to Star by the fact his former Q boss had just joined the station. More here about that. Lenn Ambanta April 25, pm. Babs January 30, pm. I think you should have at least let your friend, co-worker of 15 years, Bert, a little heads up of what may have been on the horizon. You were not thinking about your friendship with Bert who basically made you who you are on the radio airwaves.
Not a true friend!! Marg January 26, am. I have heard the new guy…. Will definitely tune in to hear Jeff and hope he stays his same, cynical, disbelieving, funny self! Ruben Camacho January 18, pm. Mr Radio January 12, pm. Jeff did exactly what I would have done. To this day, if an employer lets my contract expire then I am officially on the market. They tried to sue me but there was nothing to hold me since I was no longer under contract.
I went on the air at a new station three weeks later and destroyed my old employer. Cadillac Jack January 8, pm. Classy guy. Negotiations with a competitor are difficult in any industry.
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