Re: In Memoriam: Guy Christian
> Anyone who ever worked for Guy knew two things:
>
> 1) He was obsessively observant of the company's bottom line
>
>
> but,
>
> 2) He also believed that a huge part of owning the right to
> broadcast over public airwaves was his mandate to serve the
> public interest.
>
> I'm too young to have worked at more than two locally-owned
> stations in my career (I started after he built the new
> station across Rt. 66 from the old one), but I'd be lying if
> I were to say I wouldn't give up the larger salary I'm now
> getting from a massive radio conglomerate in trade for
> eeking it by with someone like Guy. To whomever posted it
> before: The lost pet report was a perfect example.
>
> I feel fortunate to have worked for one of the last radio
> owners in the world who actually felt a genuine obligation
> to the community that he/she/it operated in. To know that
> I'll probably never work in that kind of organization again
> kind of suppresses the childhood reverence I once had for
> radio.
>
When Regent put KVNA AM/FM and KZGL on the block five years ago, Guy originally intended to buy them. However, Red Rock filed an objection over this (probably over market share), and Regent turned around and sold the stations to Grant Hafley (Yavapai Broadcasting).
I wonder if Guy had got his hands on those stations, that they'd still be programmed locally (which they aren't these days, aside from a couple local news staffers), and 97.5 would still be a Flagstaff station?
> Anyone who ever worked for Guy knew two things:
>
> 1) He was obsessively observant of the company's bottom line
>
>
> but,
>
> 2) He also believed that a huge part of owning the right to
> broadcast over public airwaves was his mandate to serve the
> public interest.
>
> I'm too young to have worked at more than two locally-owned
> stations in my career (I started after he built the new
> station across Rt. 66 from the old one), but I'd be lying if
> I were to say I wouldn't give up the larger salary I'm now
> getting from a massive radio conglomerate in trade for
> eeking it by with someone like Guy. To whomever posted it
> before: The lost pet report was a perfect example.
>
> I feel fortunate to have worked for one of the last radio
> owners in the world who actually felt a genuine obligation
> to the community that he/she/it operated in. To know that
> I'll probably never work in that kind of organization again
> kind of suppresses the childhood reverence I once had for
> radio.
>
When Regent put KVNA AM/FM and KZGL on the block five years ago, Guy originally intended to buy them. However, Red Rock filed an objection over this (probably over market share), and Regent turned around and sold the stations to Grant Hafley (Yavapai Broadcasting).
I wonder if Guy had got his hands on those stations, that they'd still be programmed locally (which they aren't these days, aside from a couple local news staffers), and 97.5 would still be a Flagstaff station?