[BC] Paul Harvey

[Rich Wood]

------ At 08:31 PM 3/2/2009, Chuck Lakaytis wrote: -------

>So for many years, Paul Harvey was on a public radio station, the 
>station covered the commercials with PSA's and everybody was happy, 
>with the exception of a very puzzled auditing staff at ABC.
>
>The listening public was not happy!

I suspect ABC wasn't happy, either. Whatever ratings the station 
might have had they couldn't be added to the total because the spots 
never ran. When I was there any station with an AQH of less than 
4,000 had to pay to run his material. I believe the charge was $125 
per week. It seemed a little unfair to me since the smaller markets 
often couldn't afford even that small fee. As in real life, the poor 
always pay more. The big guys got it free just for barter inventory. 
The little guy had to run the spots and pay a fee.

At WOR we ran Harvey for years. WABC didn't want him. We had a great 
relationship with him. Suddenly WABC decided he belonged there. Since 
they had Limbaugh at Noon they had to run him at 11:45. I recall Paul 
calling to say he was sad to leave WOR and the decision wasn't his. 
It was a very long relationship with WOR and I believe he felt he 
didn't fit with the hate radio image of WABC.

Rich