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| Joan Hamburg |
According to Cindy Adams at the NY Post, Hamburg is not dissing the station. She says, “If they want new merchandise . . . it’s their candy store.”
Here's how it went down, according to Hamburg in the Post:
“In my office just before airtime I noticed the human resources person you see before ‘OMG, somebody’s getting fired.’ My phone rang with ‘The program director wants to see you.’ She’s with the program director. Holding a large envelope. I’m told only: ‘They’re changing programming. Your position’s been eliminated.’
“Unprepared and due at my mike in minutes, I said: ‘You’ll explain when I’m off the air.’ Like I’m some clerk from somewhere, they answered: ‘No. Leave now. You can’t go on the air.’ Excuse me? Pushed out? No goodbye to my audience of 35 years?’ It was, ‘No. No farewell.’
“Three boxes of belongings plus my computer arrived at my home immediately.”
