Scott Shannon is about to teach us a valuable lesson in dealing with the Dickeys.
He’s ready to resurface in a way that will make John Dickey wish he had been negotiating with Jillian Barberie.
It’s not nice to humiliate a very proud ratings gorilla in public in front of his legions of fans.
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- Who Shannon was negotiating with before Cumulus forced him to “retire” from mornings on WPLJ.
- Where I am hearing Shannon will land – a big gig that would haunt the Dickeys forever.
- The 4 things Shannon is doing that abused radio people should also be doing to fight back. I’d take notes.
- How Shannon is standing up to this favorite impediment that the Dickeys like to use to hurt talent they discard.
- What everyone who has ever worked for Cumulus wants to know! How do you beat these guys at their own game – his formula.
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