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Howie Carr's salary
- Thread starter superjj
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The running joke is he makes 800 large a year, which is probably a little on the high side, but he is probably good for a base salary of 500K, with a bunch of incentives for ratings, etc.
He did have his lawyer threaten to sue Entercom not too long ago for not paying him performance based compensation so you can bet the farm part of his package is incentive based.
He did have his lawyer threaten to sue Entercom not too long ago for not paying him performance based compensation so you can bet the farm part of his package is incentive based.
Not sure how much he gets from the Herald or how long that paper will be around (more cuts)
but note in addition to this book he has said he has a novel coming too
but note in addition to this book he has said he has a novel coming too
he could pull a "Mcphee" and pump the book out in a couple of days.
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Isn't it funny/ironic that the joke is that he gets 800K and that's what was found in Whitey's apt?
dhoule said:
That's the part that blows my mind. He's an utter brat to his employer, the one he willingly signed a contract with.
he willingly signed the contract he was under before this one, the one he is under now was signed under duress as he, his agent, or attorney negotiated the previous contract with a match clause that a Judge decided was valid.
And as for where he would/could/can go after this contract is up, God only knows.
Unless there is a major change on the radio landscape in this market, his only option is 96.9 and they have already said they were not interested at a second bite of the apple, but hey this is radio and it is all book to book, nothing is set in concrete
And as for where he would/could/can go after this contract is up, God only knows.
Unless there is a major change on the radio landscape in this market, his only option is 96.9 and they have already said they were not interested at a second bite of the apple, but hey this is radio and it is all book to book, nothing is set in concrete
Signed under duress? Do you even know what you're talking about?
The last contract had a match clause...it wasn't signed under duress, it was signed legally.
If it was under duress, he'd have legal reasons to break it...
The last contract had a match clause...it wasn't signed under duress, it was signed legally.
If it was under duress, he'd have legal reasons to break it...
OK lets step away from the legal-ese for a moment.
Howie did not want to be in the Employ of Entercom any longer.
He signed a previous contract with a "match clause" that came back to bite him in the tush and the Judge sided with Entercom.
Now faced with not being able to work in the Boston market ( but possibly Boston Market) for 4 years,or anywhere else in Radio for whatever the term of the contract 96.9 offered him was, and having an ex wife who probably gets a healthy alimony payment, a current wife, 3 children in private school, a bunch of real estate including his Swellsley mansion, I'd say he was signing against his will, or as some would say duress. He certainly has led us to believe he is there against his will don't ya think?
IMHO faced with living off his Herald salary, book advances, speaking fees and residuals from his pivotal role in " A Civil Action" it was sign under duress, protest, against his will, fill in the blank or go broke.
Howie did not want to be in the Employ of Entercom any longer.
He signed a previous contract with a "match clause" that came back to bite him in the tush and the Judge sided with Entercom.
Now faced with not being able to work in the Boston market ( but possibly Boston Market) for 4 years,or anywhere else in Radio for whatever the term of the contract 96.9 offered him was, and having an ex wife who probably gets a healthy alimony payment, a current wife, 3 children in private school, a bunch of real estate including his Swellsley mansion, I'd say he was signing against his will, or as some would say duress. He certainly has led us to believe he is there against his will don't ya think?
IMHO faced with living off his Herald salary, book advances, speaking fees and residuals from his pivotal role in " A Civil Action" it was sign under duress, protest, against his will, fill in the blank or go broke.
Assuming he was fully aware of all conditions of the contract at the time of his signing it's a stretch to claim duress.
At the end of the day he is responsible, not his attorney, and not his agent. It's all there in front of him.
Just because he wagered things would turn out differently doesn't make it acceptable to act like an ungrateful punk to his employer.
At the end of the day he is responsible, not his attorney, and not his agent. It's all there in front of him.
Just because he wagered things would turn out differently doesn't make it acceptable to act like an ungrateful punk to his employer.
Here we go again, with people drinking the Kool-aid about H. Carr being "forced" to work someplace he doesn't want to work.
Here's what the court said in denying Carr's motion for an emergency injunction. Have someone read it to you if you must:
"Carr and Entercom each knowingly executed Carr's Agreement. Each is entitled to reap the benefits of what was agreed to, and each must abide by the limitations that the Agreement imposes. Carr had, and made, choices. He apparently negotiated an offer from another radio station while his Agreement with Entercom was still in place. He decided to present the offer he received from the other station to Entercom, with an accompanying statement that he desired to accept the offer and was presenting it pursuant to Section VIII of the Agreement with Entercom. He did not have to do this, but he did. He could simply have waited until September 20, 2007, by which time his Agreement with Entercom would have expired. Carr cannot now say that what he did had no legal effect under the Agreement that he signed with Entercom five years earlier. And he cannot now twist the language of that Agreement to mean something that it does not."
If he had waited until the day after the contract expired, he could have joined Greater Boston Radio (Greater Media's local subsidiary) the next day. By showing them the offer in July 2007, while he was still working for them, he gave Entercom the gift of letting them match the offer and bind him to an extension. TThey matched the offer the same day he presented it.
Here's what the court said in denying Carr's motion for an emergency injunction. Have someone read it to you if you must:
"Carr and Entercom each knowingly executed Carr's Agreement. Each is entitled to reap the benefits of what was agreed to, and each must abide by the limitations that the Agreement imposes. Carr had, and made, choices. He apparently negotiated an offer from another radio station while his Agreement with Entercom was still in place. He decided to present the offer he received from the other station to Entercom, with an accompanying statement that he desired to accept the offer and was presenting it pursuant to Section VIII of the Agreement with Entercom. He did not have to do this, but he did. He could simply have waited until September 20, 2007, by which time his Agreement with Entercom would have expired. Carr cannot now say that what he did had no legal effect under the Agreement that he signed with Entercom five years earlier. And he cannot now twist the language of that Agreement to mean something that it does not."
If he had waited until the day after the contract expired, he could have joined Greater Boston Radio (Greater Media's local subsidiary) the next day. By showing them the offer in July 2007, while he was still working for them, he gave Entercom the gift of letting them match the offer and bind him to an extension. TThey matched the offer the same day he presented it.
Howie Carr is an ungrateful cry baby.
What will be funny is when the contract is up and he has no where to go but stay with WRKO.
What will be funny is when the contract is up and he has no where to go but stay with WRKO.
you are assuming they will want him when this contract is over.
MRBIboredop said:
Good point as is TS's comment. I would like nothing more for Carr to have no other option but to agree to another run with Entercom and for them to say thanks but no thanks. But considering the dirth of talent in this market and the fact that his show is the most profitable program they have I think they may have deal with each other.
Do they think they'd get ratings as high or make as much money with someone like McPhee in pm drive? PPMs have hurt news/talk stations catering to a higher demo, though (although WBZ does
pretty well). As said before, if Entercom thinks a diff. format would work on RKO (once their contracts to Howie and Finneran are up), maybe we'd see a shift by then (but to what?) Talk can have older demos, etc., but they must be making a little money from it. I could see TKK or XKS
poss. hiring Howie but I wouldn't expect him to get nearly as good an offer as what Ent. is paying him.
Howie still does have his column (as long as his shrinking newspaper is still around) and the book royalties (he's hinting at his third book again, which he has said will be a novel).
pretty well). As said before, if Entercom thinks a diff. format would work on RKO (once their contracts to Howie and Finneran are up), maybe we'd see a shift by then (but to what?) Talk can have older demos, etc., but they must be making a little money from it. I could see TKK or XKS
poss. hiring Howie but I wouldn't expect him to get nearly as good an offer as what Ent. is paying him.
Howie still does have his column (as long as his shrinking newspaper is still around) and the book royalties (he's hinting at his third book again, which he has said will be a novel).
I note amazon is already taking pre-orders on Howie's third book, due out in January (Hard Knocks: A Novel)
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