And by “Fat Cat CEO,” I mean Stephen King. Yes. That Stephen King:
BANGOR, Maine — On Thursday afternoon, Dale Duff and Clem LaBree were preparing for their 4 to 6 p.m. sports talk show on Bangor radio station WZON-AM 620.
At 1:30 p.m., Duff was editing and cutting highlights of Wednesday night’s Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics games.
Fifteen minutes later, Duff and LaBree were told they were out of their jobs immediately.
Duff, who writes a blog for Bangor Daily News, was the sports director and sportscaster and LaBree was a reporter and sportscaster.
Duff was hired by station owner and best-selling author Stephen King 19 years ago to be the sports director of the state’s first 24-hour sports talk station.
It was King who delivered the news on Thursday, Duff said.
“He said we were losing too much money. He said it didn’t have anything to do with broadcast quality,” said Duff. “He thanked us for our hard work.”
Now the question is, will King use those losses to reduce his tax liabilty? (Warning: language)