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[Rusty Muck]

Bill Close wasn't that good.

Yup. A classic case of “Close but no cigar.”

 

[michael hagerty]

Yup. A classic case of “Close but no cigar.”

Bill would tell you what you can do with that cigar.

 

[johndavis]

I was aware of it.

Physical pain doesn’t buy you the right to say “you worthless c***” to your co-anchor three seconds before the camera goes hot at the beginning of a newscast.

Too bad there wasn’t a robust HR department at KOOL in those days.

I was told that West shut him down by turning it around on him, responding to one of his comments with something about him being impotent in those three seconds before the cue. That was said to be the end of it.

 

[johndavis]

Is there a "postable" synopsis of that? 😄 or

Let's just say he and someone who spent many years doing B/EZ at KMEO were pointing out different places in the KOY building they had ladies under the console.
Ick.

 

[michael hagerty]

I was told that West shut him down by turning it around on him, responding to one of his comments with something about him being impotent in those three seconds before the cue. That was said to be the end of it.

For MJ, maybe.

I'm told he never stopped with female co-anchors and reporters.

 

[johndavis]

For MJ, maybe.

I'm told he never stopped with female co-anchors and reporters.

We've definitely heard the same stories.

 

[davideduardo]

Bill would tell you what you can do with that cigar.

Haven't we all run across a "Bill" or two in our careers?

 

[davideduardo]

Let's just say he and someone who spent many years doing B/EZ at KMEO were pointing out different places in the KOY building they had ladies under the console.
Ick.

I could tell you amazing stories based on my mistake in 1972 of letting our architect convince me to put in the then-popular shag carpets throughout the building.

 

[DrAkbar]

I could tell you amazing stories based on my mistake in 1972 of letting our architect convince me to put in the then-popular shag carpets throughout the building.

I can just see an Old Gringo with a shag rake in hand combing out the carpet after hours!

 

[radiofan2023]

I can just see an Old Gringo with a shag rake in hand combing out the carpet after hours!

Then he applied an entire bottle of crab shampoo to the carpet….

 

[davideduardo]

Then he applied an entire bottle of crab shampoo to the carpet….

Way too close to the truth.