More Citadel corpses littering the Central PA landscape

[Somethingillremember]

Red PD/Afternooner Will Robinson and longtime newsman Brad Flick are history. (Good move getting rid of such a well known local news authority, kids!).

Anybody have a tally on the Bob Adams body count?

 

[HardCore]

I don't have a tally on the body count, but I do know this. It's a damn crying shame that Brad Flick had to go. All that guy ever did for that company was excellent work. Total pro, he's forgotten more about radio than I'll ever know, and he can practically build a working radio station out of Legos and dry twigs. Dude poured his heart, mind, and soul into improving maybe a half-dozen or so radio stations unfortunate enough to be operating under the Citadel banner, and this is the thanks he gets after years and years of service.

I have never been affiliated with Citadel, and God willing, I never will be, because if there has ever been anybody in radio who qualifies as "essential personnel", it is Brad Flick.

 

[marketweis]

I have never been affiliated with Citadel, and God willing, I never will be, because if there has ever been anybody in radio who qualifies as "essential personnel", it is Brad Flick.

Unfortunately, it goes way beyond Citadel. Every day there's news on All Access from a number of companies doing the same thing....not just getting rid of people due to "budget cuts," but getting rid of market legends and folks who have done nothing but be valuable, dedicated, hard-working employees for the clowns who then put them on the streets. It really has been proven lately that NOBODY is exempt from this crap (as wrong as that is.)

 

[lovemetender]

That's a real shame, Will Robinson and Brad Flick are great guys, but my guess is that they made too much money and Citadel saw them as easy outs to save cash.

I wish those guys nothing but the best. Will's got some serious imaging talent and I'm certain that he'll do well wherever he goes be it in PA or FL. Flick...he's just all around great, hopefully someone will scoop him up and better their station.

One of the best things in the long run that could happen to someone is to be canned from Citadel. To Citadel people are just a number, and their salary another number. They don't care about the well-being of their people, they never have. Perhaps it's a blessing in disguise for these guys....and better things are yet to come for them,...in a better place other than citadel.

Best wishes Will & Flick.

 

[RayThomas]

Hardcore is absolutely right about Brad Flick. I had the pleasure of working with Brad in the late 70's and he was a total pro then already and only in his early 20's.
He's successfully been a PD, jock on every shift, excellent production guy with a
great voice, terrific newsman, and just an all-around nice guy. Recently I had the pleasure of welcoming Brad in the Carlisle and New Cumberland Halloween parades which I announce. Hopefully the fallout from the tough times in our business will be more local ownership situations in which dedicated pros like Brad can again thrive and do what they do best...serve our local communities with great radio.

 

[radioguybroadcasting]

One of the best things in the long run that could happen to someone is to be canned from Citadel. To Citadel people are just a number, and their salary another number. They don't care about the well-being of their people, they never have. Perhaps it's a blessing in disguise for these guys....and better things are yet to come for them,...in a better place other than citadel.

You could say that about Clear Channel, Entercom, Radio One, Infinity, etc etc etc

 

[forreal64]

Brad Flick:
A real pro? Hardcore? A real newsman?
hmmmm....i think not.

Nice guy? Okay, we'll give him that.

 

[FreddyB]

Brad Flick:
A real pro? Hardcore? A real newsman?
hmmmm....i think not.

Nice guy? Okay, we'll give him that.

hmmm... is someone bitter?

 

[BaltimoreJack]

I'm not sure why this is a surprise to anyone. If you receive Inside Radio, each day there are news stories about companies doing across the board salary cuts, major staff cuts, benefit cuts and so on. It's not limited to Citadel, and while Bob Adams is a bad apple, he's not the only one doing this. The company says cut "X" amount of dollars, and do it now. It's what's happening and will continue to happen in this business for the forseeable future. Everywhere. Not just at Citadel, and not just at Citadel-Harrisburg. While no one here ever seems to have any feeling for management, it's a lousy time to be a GM. The corporate people are up their butt day and night for more numbers that cannot possibly be reached, and to constantly cut budgets and tell people with families to pack up their stuff and move on. It's easy to be smug and call people names, but to have to sit in the boss's chair and be forced to make decisions that effect people's lives every day isn't easy. Believe me..I've been there, and it sucks.

 

[jimbradley]

BaltimoreJack-

We realize things are tough, and a lot of good people are losing their jobs. But some of these companies are cutting people with little compassion. Just look at employees from a certain company who are still trying to get their personal items back. You don't have to treat professionals like potential criminals.
If you want to see how to make cuts and leave people with their dignity intact, if you want to see managers working their hearts out to avoid layoffs, check out the way it was done at some of the public broadcasting stations. I do know some of the commercial stations have also made the same effort, but unfortunately they seem to be the exception rather than the rule. Maybe that's because so few are locally owned any more.
And yes, I've had to let people go for various reasons, it's never easy, but it can be done so they leave with their dignity intact.

 

[DToTheJ]

It's easy to be smug and call people names, but to have to sit in the boss's chair and be forced to make decisions that effect people's lives every day isn't easy. Believe me..I've been there, and it sucks.

(The following is a re-enactment of a conversation at radio station WRNW, late 1970's.)

Moti: Listen, I want you to fire Dickie Davis.

Howard Stern: But why?

Moti: None of your business.

Howard Stern: The guy's got kids.

Moti; You want to be management, you fire him, huh? It's good to fire someone. It gives a good message to the others. Just fire him, huh?

Howard Stern: I don't want to fire him. You fire him.

Moti: Howard... disc jockeys are dogs. Your job is to make them fetch, eh? Now, if you want to truly be management, you be a man and fire him. Do it. Be a man.

 

[winkerfunk]

It's easy to be smug and call people names, but to have to sit in the boss's chair and be forced to make decisions that effect people's lives every day isn't easy. Believe me..I've been there, and it sucks.

(The following is a re-enactment of a conversation at radio station WRNW, late 1970's.)

Moti: Listen, I want you to fire Dickie Davis.

Howard Stern: But why?

Moti: None of your business.

Howard Stern: The guy's got kids.

Moti; You want to be management, you fire him, huh? It's good to fire someone. It gives a good message to the others. Just fire him, huh?

Howard Stern: I don't want to fire him. You fire him.

Moti: Howard... disc jockeys are dogs. Your job is to make them fetch, eh? Now, if you want to truly be management, you be a man and fire him. Do it. Be a man.

Um...what's your point DToTheJ?

That in a movie one time a General Manager thought jocks were dogs?

Help me understand.

 

[DToTheJ]

My point is, I sympathize with "BaltimoreJack" in that it's hard to be the guy telling someone their services are no longer needed.

You will recall that in the next scene of that movie, Howard immediately came home to his Westchester apartment and started vomiting in front of his wife, Alison.

 

[winkerfunk]

My point is, I sympathize with "BaltimoreJack" in that it's hard to be the guy telling someone their services are no longer needed.

You will recall that in the next scene of that movie, Howard immediately came home to his Westchester apartment and started vomiting in front of his wife, Alison.

Gotcha. Agreed. It's hard on either side these days.

 

[BaltimoreJack]

I know there are managers out there who are jerks. Sadly, more often than not that is the case today. But there are some of us out there, who when faced with making those kinds of decisions have trouble sleeping at night, and worry about the person because they have a family and so on. It's made even worse when the company you are working for won't allow you to give the person severance, or will want you to try and cheat them out of accrued vacation and such. Sure there are plenty of guys..AND..women (lets..be EOE about this) who are just plain bullies and almost enjoy sending people to the showers. I don't, I never did, and it always made me feel sick to have to do it. Over the years it got done to me enough times. This last time (I was a GM) I decided it was all more than enough and although it was a real stretch, I retired. It was getting too hard to have to try and play an increasingly unpleasent game. My best wishes to those of you still trying to slug it out in this business.

 

[kfitz]

Baltimore Jack......very nicely put.....not much more to say.

KF

 

[Rinfoguy]

Baltimore Jack:
I agree...nicely put about what's happening.
As a former GM I always found that I too could not sleep the night before I had to fire someone.
But in the same breath those individual days were the ones I earned my check doing what I was
paid to do. I hated it too but back then GM's go paid to make those decisions - now it's different.
Many times lately those decisions are made in the accounting dept. Good luck to all of us & hang in there

 

[Flickster]

Brad Flick:
A real pro? Hardcore? A real newsman?
hmmmm....i think not.

Nice guy? Okay, we'll give him that.

WOW...forreal64. Do you have issues with me or is it really a matter of fact that you may be intimidated by me and my talent (that you just wish you had). Did I have to terminate you at some point in my 35 year career??? I'd like you to know and accept and let it sink in to your miniscule brain that I'm happy to say that my mentors have turned out to be some of the best broadcasters in the last 3 + decades! However, I don't think you could ever comprehend that because you seem to question my credability. What do you have to show for yourself??? Where have you come from??? Plus most importantly...have you paid your dues to the radio industry??? Until then, I don't think you should start attacking other people, I'd suggest you take a step back and look at your attitude and what you've contributed to the business. So in other words, I'm a nice guy and that's all you can give me credit for??? forreal64...change your ways or your days in the business will be numbered. TRUST ME!!!!!

 

[DanSteele]

Well put Flickster, there are too many anonomous poster's throwing darts on this board. I remember you as a solid pro, and enjoyed the time we spent together at Q106. I would hire you in a New York minute if I was in a position to. Good Luck to you buddy.