- How ironic that
I would put Darryl's name in print last entry.
What was I thinking. Before I could even email
the newsletter that the locked entry is up - this?
I mean it was the same month in 1996 when Darryl
was brought in replacing my only supporter, Bill
White, and effectively ending my career at WTVN.
Spooky...
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- What's even
crazier about all of this is in any other situation -
this is a locked entry. Nothing is official, that'll
happen next week, and it feels so inside. However,
when you get trumped by Variety - not a whole lot of
use to locking anything. Stands to reason I'm not
really "spreading the news" with my site. And on top
of that - I don't know anything. I'm a complete
outsider when it comes to this and have only my own
shock to offer and ponder what the hell this all
means.
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- First off, I'm
just frustrated for Steve. I mean you're brought in
2006, the ratings increase and you're still replaced.
The salt on the wound is the end of the article
showing CBS is finally getting their
affiliates back in January after over a decade of
having 30% of the affiliates not even carry their
show. There's your ratings: right, in, front, of you.
Talk about having the rug pulled out from under you.
Steve is just so single-handedly responsible for
giving me a break and I'm heartbroken he isn't seen
for the GENIUS he is. Ha! Just breaking the ice
there... I think he's a great guy and I hope I get to
see him again in New York.
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- Now, if this
follows every showbiz story I've ever known, it goes
like this: with Steve goes Steve's babies. Assuming
he's no longer with CBS it would be hard to imagine
Living Room Live or Adam & The Egos continuing. Of
course I could be wrong, but it's just how I've
seen things go down. It has nothing to do with merit
or talent and I surely don't take it personally...
it's just the business. It's like Darryl Parks in '96.
When all the dust settled it was clear that the only
thing he had against me was I wasn't his
choice. I wasn't his pet project. People like
to come into a new place and put THEIR stamp on it,
not try and support the last guy's hand-picked talent
or idea...
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