So long, Clear Channel traffic reporters Dave Andrews, Chris Garrett, and Seth Charles.
I can only say how sad I am about this. When I was axed by this same company, it was Dave Andrews who jumped at the chance to bring me back as a part-timer, and gave me every possible available shift. We've all been there - when you're FIRED, you feel unwanted by the whole world. And when someone else gives you a shot, it's like being born in the biz again.
Besides knowing every street, road, dirt path, pothole, sewer drain, traffic signal, and landmark in the Harrisburg area, Dave's a damn fine human being. Thoughtful and generous, soft-spoken and knowledgeable (about an almost insane number of topics), he always put his department above his own career aspirations. If only more were so inclined.
Chris Garrett hungered for the microphone from an early age. His father was a radio broadcaster in Washington, D.C., and Chris wanted nothing more than to walk in Dad's footsteps and keep the legacy going. A gifted live deejay and a talented musician, arranger, and performer, music and rhythm flows through his veins. And the man is an absolute show-stopper when singing live. Chris and I became fast friends, improvising comedy routines off-mic that we still laugh at today.
Seth Charles is best known for his work on WHTM ABC 27, as an afternoon-drive traffic reporter. Unflappable delivery, and a level of polish that will surprise you at first. Seth is also one of the funniest human beings I've ever worked with. I recall a thousand days I was in the traffic studio, Seth was in our vehicle out in the mess, and I'd be howling at how this fairly unassuming dude would rail on the "idiots" and "numbnuts" on the Beltway.
Gentlemen, stay strong. May you be re-born in the biz again very soon, and appreciated for your talents. It's a sad ****ing day.
I can only say how sad I am about this. When I was axed by this same company, it was Dave Andrews who jumped at the chance to bring me back as a part-timer, and gave me every possible available shift. We've all been there - when you're FIRED, you feel unwanted by the whole world. And when someone else gives you a shot, it's like being born in the biz again.
Besides knowing every street, road, dirt path, pothole, sewer drain, traffic signal, and landmark in the Harrisburg area, Dave's a damn fine human being. Thoughtful and generous, soft-spoken and knowledgeable (about an almost insane number of topics), he always put his department above his own career aspirations. If only more were so inclined.
Chris Garrett hungered for the microphone from an early age. His father was a radio broadcaster in Washington, D.C., and Chris wanted nothing more than to walk in Dad's footsteps and keep the legacy going. A gifted live deejay and a talented musician, arranger, and performer, music and rhythm flows through his veins. And the man is an absolute show-stopper when singing live. Chris and I became fast friends, improvising comedy routines off-mic that we still laugh at today.
Seth Charles is best known for his work on WHTM ABC 27, as an afternoon-drive traffic reporter. Unflappable delivery, and a level of polish that will surprise you at first. Seth is also one of the funniest human beings I've ever worked with. I recall a thousand days I was in the traffic studio, Seth was in our vehicle out in the mess, and I'd be howling at how this fairly unassuming dude would rail on the "idiots" and "numbnuts" on the Beltway.
Gentlemen, stay strong. May you be re-born in the biz again very soon, and appreciated for your talents. It's a sad ****ing day.