dxAce wrote:

Bill Carter wrote:

R Lee gets on that show often.I think more tho when
Gary was still on the show.Bill

Yeah, Garry Meier shot himself in the foot with his contract negotiations.


Actually, the previous manglement shot that one in the face. During
the previous contract negotiations, the General Mangler pulled Meier
unceremoniously off the air, cleaned out his office and sent him
packing, until the negotiations were over.

This last time, as he did the previous contract, he'd signed a letter
of agreement to return to WLS...in essence a contract of good faith,
that it was his intention to come to satisfactory terms with WLS. An
agreement to agree, as it were. With a number of weeks remaining on the
contract and with fruitful negotiations closing in on an agreement, the
General Mangler met Garry after a show, and showed him the door, with
the intent of accelerating the process, due to what has now known to be
the GM's imminent exit from the station. He wanted it done, so he could
leave.

The way Garry was pulled off the air this time was more than enough
reason to never return. I know I've walked out for far less. What
followed were a series exchanges that were bitter on Garry's side, and
hostile on Manglement's.

And with Roe and Garry dominating the market in all desireable
demographics, Garry, and rightfully so, believed that market value for
the show was dramatically higher than they were being offered. After
all, Erich Muller was ranking barely in the top 20 at Q101, and he was
pulling $3 million a year, presyndication. The offer for Roe and Garry
(negotiated separately, too, btw) for a long term contract was barely a
recognizable fraction of that. And with the ongoing effronts by
Manglement and the unecessarily hostile way Garry was treated, he opted
not to return to WLS.

I've got to say, I don't blame him. I've turned down offers as good
for far less reason than Garry had going into this one.

Now, there were some issues where he was a bit over the top. But
that's true in nearly every contract negotiation...Jay Leno's Tonight
Show negotiation being a notable exception. In general, Garry was asking
for less than other talents with far poorer track records, and taking
far more **** for it.





dxAce
Michigan
USA

"dxAce" wrote in message
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WLS 890, Chicago currently has a remote broadcast of the Roe Conn show
going
on. Guests will be R. Lee Ermey, Dennis DeYoung and others.

2000-2400

dxAce
Michigan
USA