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Former Atlantic Broadcasting GM Arrested

Well this is all a real shame. Mike Ferriola truly is a good man and brillant broadcaster and engineer. He did not deserve this. Well at least the man is gone. And that will slow down the ______ on here praising this criminal. I wonder when the hearing is I would love to go to this.
 
I don't know what's worse... Sam's confidence in his humor or the humor itself... Good Cripes!!

Mensa keep looking no need to consider Samuel for your exclusive member list!

::)
 
FUNDRAISER TONIGHT AT C AND P'S.

$5 ADMISSION GETS YOU A 'SAVE BRETT DENAFO' T-SHIRT

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE 'TEAM DENAFO' FOR GOVENOR FUND....

NMC..
 
As someone who has been in NYC radio for 40 years and who is down in Cape May county a lot, it is sad to see a group of radio stations as screwed up as these seem to be. Very sad too for the listeners, of which I am one. Too bad and a real symptom of where the radio business has gone. Any young person who thinks of working in radio should think again.
 
When is the hearing for this? I would love to go to support Atlantic Broadcasting by simply being there. Does anybody know? I imagine the hearing will be in Atlantic County Court, with the large amount stolen? In all my years in radio I don't think I have ever witnessed anything like this. Someone please let me know. Thanx
 
It is rumored that the hot dog venders union will be there to support Brett and show that Brett's management of funds is simply standard street vender practice and shouldn't be viewed as anything felonious. Besides everybody still eats hot dogs knowing what's on a street venders hands, and the public shouldn't be overly concerned that pawning the change of a $20 bill and falsifying board of health records is just common practice.
 
Thank you, Pabst for your "blue ribbon" post. This is sad all the way around and Sam's jokes are cheap shots that are NOT funny and, if anything at all, mean spirited. Some good people have been hurt by this financially, personally and professionally. No one is defending what Brett is alledged to have done but it doesn't call for this relentless and humorless attack on Sam's part or anyone else's part.

Agreed. Brett's involvement with Stewart's should have nothing to do with a radio discussion other than that they are both businesses and some of us are better off in retail while others run great stations. Some of the sharpest broadcasters I know came to the business from the outside and what contributed to their success was not having preconceived ideas about programming but rather seeing it with fresh eyes. Others understood bottom line management while others were great "people persons."

My hope is that Atlantic will emerge from this and survive the lean winter months. If you work for Atlantic, my thoughts are with you. Be professional and do your best everyday. if it fails, you can walk away saying you did all you could. If things get better you have the pride of being part of the recovery by your good work ethic. If you are a former employee who left under less than happy circumstances, yes it sucks, but move on. The anger will only eat you alive.

We all make mistakes..some of which be be pretty colossal. Let's keep these discussions professional. High school is over. How do we, on this board, represent radio? Do we honor it or embarass it?
 
Look this Brett person committed the crime and put himself out there!!! I feel no simpathy for a criminal like that. This is nothing, wait til' he gets his a__ in the court room. This is all for public information. It was in the daily paper around here for Ch___ sake.
 
The so called "charges" are allegations. Anyone can be charged with a
crime, and everyone is INNOCENT until proven guilty. It's all about who
has better attorneys in the long run.

Driving a traded car isn't a crime.

Just because you read something in the paper doesn't make it true.
 
Zackster said:
The so called "charges" are allegations.  
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Ok. Alleged. It is alleges that he is a crook. It is alleged that he is a thief. It is alleged that he is a con artist. It is alleged that he embezzled. It is alleged that he sunk an entire group of radio stations. It is alleged that he participated in a scheme to defraud Arbitron and all the sponsors who make buy's according to the rating book. It is alleged that he falsified the books at Atlantic broadcasting. It is alleged that he wrecked more lives in the shortest period of time than the last hot dog food vender food poisoning incident on record. It is alleged.

But when you look at this pattern, it's not like someone just woke up one day and professed these allegations. It is a pattern of deceit. A distinct personal attribute. A attribute like this knows no other way. It is a defining characteristic. That's why felony charges and felony records are permanent and are called felonys, so someone can be warned and bells can go off before they are taken.

Like a hot dog vender who walks on to a car lot and say's I want to but this operation. I know allot about cars. I used to own one with a nine transistor radio and an eight track tape deck.

Ding. Ding. Ding. Ding. Ding. Ding. Ding.
 
I am sure, Sam, that for any of us who post on this board allegations may be made about this, that or the other thing in our profesional and personal lives and we wouldn't want to face trial in this forum. Nor should Brett...One's personal feelings for him not withstanding. I must ask what Brett did to you that makes you so angry. There's an issue here. Did he shoot your dog or something?
 
VeteranPD said:
I am sure, Sam, that for any of us who post on this board allegations may be made about this, that or the other thing in our profesional and personal lives and we wouldn't want to face trial in this forum. Nor should Brett...One's personal feelings for him not withstanding. I must ask what Brett did to you that makes you so angry. There's an issue here. Did he shoot your dog or something?
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Try this for starters. How 'bout all the professional lives of friends and broadcast associates including some good sales people at Atlantic Broadcasting that were single handedly wrecked. Some of these people had their accounts stripped away and raided. Accounts they worked hard for. Accounts that had been built up and in place for many years. Some over a decade. Those hard working innocent stewards did not deserve to have a fraudster come in and rip them off like that. Of coarse who would know that there was a plan to fraud Arbitron and basically misrepresent measurements to all the sponsors, at which point all the forgoing sales people's reputation would have been inexorably ruined anyway, along with the reputation of an entire broadcast group. 

And he shot my cat.
 
All very serious, scandalous and shameful. There is no excuse for such behavior in our business or any business. Now it's for the system to handle. I hope that those you cite here will be able to rebuild and move on to better things and better futures. Sorry to hear about your cat, Sam.

In a totally unrelated matter, I checked out HyLitRadio.com for the first time and found it an enjoyable listen and great tribute to you dad's work. Looks like you've got lots of business. Glad to see someone making money in our business!
 
Wow! I really hate to bring this back to the top of the page but, I guess this Brett guy really did have "many" screen names because all the chatter about defending him has died down. ;)

As a former PD & consultant (long since retired) and watching my grandson go through his college radio phase of his communications education, I have advised him to never become what this guy appears to have become.

The real reason for my post, I wanted to comment on what VeteranPD said, Sam, I agree with him on your web site. Nice.
 
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