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Firfer And Sullivan Are Having A Hard Time Getting New Broadcasting Jobs

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So writes Rodney Ho in today's AJC:
http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/...ta-company-duo-tom-sullivan-and-holly-firfer/

Holly Firfer and Tom Sullivan, formerly of Dave-FM and Star 94, respectively, and most recently co-hosts of Channel 11's "Atlanta & Company," are either experiencing a hard time getting another full-time broadcasting gig, or choosing not to. In Firfer's case, the best she can get is vacation relief duty at CNN. However, she does admit that "if something fantastic came along, I'd do it." Meanwhile, Sullivan has taken to becoming a mobile DJ. Yet he holds out hope that he can return to either TV or radio, which he "really [misses]."
 
Tom is a very nice person. Perhaps a bit too nice for the headaches of radio/tv. Guidance councilor would be a good fit for him.
 
gregg75 said:
Tom is a very nice person. Perhaps a bit too nice for the headaches of radio/tv. Guidance councilor would be a good fit for him.
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It's hard to claim he's not right for radio when he worked for Quixie/Star for an enormous number of years. He also proved himself to be quite a talent, especially on Steve & Vikki.
 
It's amazing to see just how many nice folks are given "the business"...
 
I'm amazed at how many people think "being nice" has anything to do with job performance as an entertainer. I also wonder why people aren't similarly surprised when some unknown manages to land a role on a sitcom and becomes famous and popular for the run of the show, and then is never heard from again.
 
Talk_Dude said:
I also wonder why people aren't similarly surprised when some unknown manages to land a role on a sitcom and becomes famous and popular for the run of the show, and then is never heard from again.
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"Potsie, please pick up the white courtesy phone in the lobby...Potsie..."
 
I'm glad someone gets it. Landing a radio DJ gig isn't all that much different from landing an acting role. Sometimes people luck into a "right place at the right time" gig that lasts for a while and gets them their 15 minutes of fame. Sometimes lightning strikes twice, but usually it doesn't.

Just because some radio DJ's are as lucky as Gavin MacLeod doesn't mean most of them will be.
 
wooder said:
Okay, so here's a question for the board: Who are the genuinely nicest Atlanta air personalities you've met?
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Without a doubt Steve Barnes, he is as genuine as they come. A people person through and through. His third chance should be spiraling around real soon in radio.
 
I should clarify: I met Ed Tyll at the opening of the Ringo Starr/Bill Wyman (bassist for the Rolling Stones) restaurant in downtown Atlanta back around 1998 or so...the "London Brasserie", which opened and closed within about 5 minutes or so I think! Regardless, Ed was there, and was appropriately "Ed" i.e., attracting attention ,etc. But fun to talk to. He was gone from WGST pretty closely after that, I think, having slammed Ga. Sen. Whyche Fowler on the air--the writing was on the wall for him.
 
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