MY TV JOURNEY

     Days quickly turned to months and our penetration in the market always for full speed ahead. November came and Bob B said, “What are you doing for election night.” I replied with mystandard “We’re working on it.” But I was thinking OMG here we go again - what the hell are we going to do now.         So with Mike our News Director we planned a full night of “coverage” and said HOW would come later.Our first Election Night was another was a big hit. In the past the only TV coverage for Atlantic City was from Philadelphia stations that aired phone call-ins from our local political headquarters. I created an “illusion” of big time coverage. And to do required “all hands on deck” - including some volunteers from Frank’s insurance office and some of his political cronies. We sent crews to both party headquarters. Mike and I were going to host the two hour minimum show and his staff booked some current elected officials to stop by and...

Our WWAC production team produced a schedule that had manyfirsts. And many were herculean tasks for a bare bones staff.  Everyone worked long hours. Some we invented and others came from a long line of locals and TV pros seeking a job with us or a Program Director who would listen to their idea for a TV show that was “unique” and bound to be a “winner”. I was very busy every day those first few months but accepted every request for an appointment - and it paid off.  For instance, Sam Lit, Hy Lit’s son and producer, who was one of Philadelphia's top radio rock n roll jock visited us from Philly. Sam told me that his Dad had received over the years a ton of promo films and tapes the record companies and performer’s agent had sent in hope that he would talk up their tunes (this was the era of “payola” which Mr. Lit’s station was investigated) - Sam didn’t tell me if there was anything else they delivered.. Sam’s idea was that he and Dad could produce and co-host an hour-long show...