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Anything new with MRS Ventures?
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PaulBWalkerJr
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Excuse you? I sure hope you aren't referring to Larry Fuss being pompous and arrogant.. he's got tons of expierience and very successfull....
Excuse you Paul...
This coming from a guy whose claim to fame is being on The People's Court and working at WQMA...
Okay so he sold those stations and made a ton of money.
He's still as pompous and arrogant as they come... Just read his posts on here. I spent more than a few minutes in Cleveland. Word around there these days is that Fuss is telling people not to pay their bills at MRS Ventures because "he will have the stations back real soon..."
Some things never change....
This coming from a guy whose claim to fame is being on The People's Court and working at WQMA...
Okay so he sold those stations and made a ton of money.
He's still as pompous and arrogant as they come... Just read his posts on here. I spent more than a few minutes in Cleveland. Word around there these days is that Fuss is telling people not to pay their bills at MRS Ventures because "he will have the stations back real soon..."
Some things never change....
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PaulBWalkerJr
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I've never claimed any fame from that. However, after the show aired on NATIONAL TV>... alotta people recognzied my name. That's besides the point.
Larry is tough and stern, but fair.... I talk to him on a semi regular business man. He's someone whos smart, made good investments and done well for himself, IMHO.
I'd love to have a radio station in a vacation spot.. wouldn't you?
Larry is tough and stern, but fair.... I talk to him on a semi regular business man. He's someone whos smart, made good investments and done well for himself, IMHO.
I'd love to have a radio station in a vacation spot.. wouldn't you?
Me, pompous and arrogant? Not quite. I believe in calling things and I see them. I believe freedom is speech is still allowed in this country. (However, give George W. a little more time and he'll find a way to restrict that too).
As anyone who knows me will tell you, I'm not pompous and arrogant, but I believe there's a right way and a wrong way to do things, and when you do things half-assed, you get half-assed results. Sadly, that's the way most radio stations operate these days. MRS Ventures stations are just more half-assed than most. (Is there such a thing as quarter-assed?)
I have never told anyone not to pay their bills with MRS Ventures. First of all, they have hardly any business on-air anyway. Secondly, I don't care who pays them and who doesn't. Give me one name of a person I told not to pay their bill. You can't, because I didn't. You sir, are a liar! At the very least, you are spreading lies that were started by someone at MRS. I was also accused to circulating an anonymous letter to businesses in Cleveland in which it was alleged that Jerry Russell had killed his wife. It was probably a disgrunted employee, and there were dozens of them. Sending anonymous letters is just not my style. I don't even post on Radio-Info under an assumed name, like some of the losers and wannabees on here.
A ton of money? I wish. After 11-1/2 years of hard work, I got a litle bit when I sold the stations, but not "a ton of money."
I don't want the stations back. They're far too screwed up to ever resurrect. Besides, been there, done that. And I've had enough of "the Delta mentality" to last me a lifetime.
LF
As anyone who knows me will tell you, I'm not pompous and arrogant, but I believe there's a right way and a wrong way to do things, and when you do things half-assed, you get half-assed results. Sadly, that's the way most radio stations operate these days. MRS Ventures stations are just more half-assed than most. (Is there such a thing as quarter-assed?)
I have never told anyone not to pay their bills with MRS Ventures. First of all, they have hardly any business on-air anyway. Secondly, I don't care who pays them and who doesn't. Give me one name of a person I told not to pay their bill. You can't, because I didn't. You sir, are a liar! At the very least, you are spreading lies that were started by someone at MRS. I was also accused to circulating an anonymous letter to businesses in Cleveland in which it was alleged that Jerry Russell had killed his wife. It was probably a disgrunted employee, and there were dozens of them. Sending anonymous letters is just not my style. I don't even post on Radio-Info under an assumed name, like some of the losers and wannabees on here.
A ton of money? I wish. After 11-1/2 years of hard work, I got a litle bit when I sold the stations, but not "a ton of money."
I don't want the stations back. They're far too screwed up to ever resurrect. Besides, been there, done that. And I've had enough of "the Delta mentality" to last me a lifetime.
LF
Larry knows whereof he speaketh, and it is the truth, brothers...Thanks
Wow! Paul was on "People's Court?"
Paul, what were you being sued for, and did you win?
As for MRS Ventures...Larry's claim that they are quarter... is giving them too much credit. MRS puts very little effort into local sales, and even less effort in keeping the stations on the air. When I worked there (not in MS), the salesman played solitaire on the computer all day while the sales manager/VP played Free Cell. The only sales they handled were incoming agency buys. They were far to busy to bother themselves with small-time local advertisers...hence a station that billed 80,000/month slowly declined and is now no longer on air.
And don't even get me started on the traffic mgr (not VP) who would put accounts in her name while the salesman was still on staff. He never knew she stole his accounts because salesmen never get collections reports, per MRS policy.
Wow, Joey's post stroke a vein of Anger within me that I was unaware still existed. Looks like its back to the prayer closet for me.
Paul, what were you being sued for, and did you win?
As for MRS Ventures...Larry's claim that they are quarter... is giving them too much credit. MRS puts very little effort into local sales, and even less effort in keeping the stations on the air. When I worked there (not in MS), the salesman played solitaire on the computer all day while the sales manager/VP played Free Cell. The only sales they handled were incoming agency buys. They were far to busy to bother themselves with small-time local advertisers...hence a station that billed 80,000/month slowly declined and is now no longer on air.
And don't even get me started on the traffic mgr (not VP) who would put accounts in her name while the salesman was still on staff. He never knew she stole his accounts because salesmen never get collections reports, per MRS policy.
Wow, Joey's post stroke a vein of Anger within me that I was unaware still existed. Looks like its back to the prayer closet for me.
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PaulBWalkerJr
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*sighs* I got sued for losing some guys airchecks and.. I lsot *no joke*
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Ken38654
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LOL ! --Probably Can't Locate ANYTHING For 95.3 !Zach said:
I Was At WKZB 95.3 Drew, MS While Under The Owner/Management Of Galtellie Broadcasting- The Station Was Poppin' !
All Of The "Bogus" Transfers, Tower In Drew Falling, The Degrading Operations== Make Me Wanna BARF !!
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Ken38654
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Alot Of MRS's FCC Filings Have Name: Gwendolyn Walker.
Don't Think I've Seen Jerry Russell On Paperwork.
He's Listed "Active Officers".With MRS.
She Must Be The "BOSS LADY" !
Don't Think I've Seen Jerry Russell On Paperwork.
He's Listed "Active Officers".With MRS.
She Must Be The "BOSS LADY" !
Some of those Delta stations on the auction list will eventually make another FCC list,the one called FM Silent List.(Still waters run deep)
About half way retired in Columbus.You and i came thru the trenches.Can't believe we never crossed paths,lots of my friends worked with you around Jackson,i was at WTIX back then.But i'm always looking for a bargain.Looks like Urban has pretty well folded in MS except for col-tupelo.Did Mr.Sisk sell or LMA 101.9? He's one fine feller..
Great to hear from you...Gene and I have worked togeather in the past on several engineering projects...as you probably know, he is having medical problems now....not a nicer guy around. Can you share some of the folks that I worked with in Jackson? In those years I fear I was more acidic and demanding than now...but I was young then...and at 24 the CE of the No. 1 station in
Jackson while maintaining a full time job elsewhere....OH, for the follies of youth. Let's cross paths
in the future....I am approaching 72 and am the CE and general flunkie at 1040 Hwy 6, West, Batesville. Thanks
Jackson while maintaining a full time job elsewhere....OH, for the follies of youth. Let's cross paths
in the future....I am approaching 72 and am the CE and general flunkie at 1040 Hwy 6, West, Batesville. Thanks
W WUN,great sounding station.Now that's going back,Jon Eric Stevenson,Brock Boulette,Mark Jones was at RBC,Don Brady,etc.Jackson stations sounded great,JDX..Lot of stars went thru there.Mark has an AM/FM in Vicksburg,he is a remarkable man.He and i were partners up in Amory years ago,we had an awesome sounding AM.Had a couple of FM's in the past,North Baton Rouge in Clinton and one outside Natchez i sold to the Perkins family,great operators.Processing is my forte,as you can tell by most of my posts.Next time i hit Memphis,i'll head up your way.Love to chat with you..Ray
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