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On Air Drama As Ex-L.A. Morning Man Calls The Guy Who Had Him Fired
This isn't local, but it's an amazing radio story about a retiring longtime radio morning man at KROQ in L.A., whose final show was briefly interrupted by a call from a former colleague whose prank cost him his job - and wound up in court.
On Bean’s Final Broadcast, ‘Poorman’ Comes on KROQ for First Time Since 1993 Firing — and It Gets Real
The guy behind the prank also gave his own version of the story.
Fired from KROQ: Poorman’s Redemption
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This Poorman dude does seem to have a bad reputation, having been fired from three other major L.A. radio stations. One other thing that caught my eye. He was getting paid $180,000/yr back in 1993. Would that be considered monster $$$ for a major market?
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mace wrote:
This Poorman dude does seem to have a bad reputation, having been fired from three other major L.A. radio stations. One other thing that caught my eye. He was getting paid $180,000/yr back in 1993. Would that be considered monster $$$ for a major market?
I don't know if this has any relevancy to your question, but I used one of the dollar/inflation calculators out there.
This one came up with an estimated 2019 value of $345,705.21.
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He could have said "this is the promised land calling, and the Poorman is on the line."
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Jim “The Poorman” Trenton created and was the original host of Loveline, the very popular syndicated program originating out of KROQ (with Dr. Drew Pinsky.) That might explain the salary.