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rsdsharp

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1. "King George" left WFIL for WABC, New York, then the most listened to station in the country.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 01:35 PM

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He replaced Cousin Brucie Morrow at WABC.

Michael was a perfectionist, with a hot temper. He was known to throw carts (broadcast tape cartridges) at the engineer if things didn’t go exactly the way he wanted them.

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On this day, December 24, 2009, DC's WRC-TV sportscaster George Michael died. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday OP

"King George" left WFIL for WABC, New York, then the most listened to station in the country. rsdsharp Tuesday #1

Thanks for that. mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday #2