C. B. S. Wonderful man and i said to i want to get in a radio what should i do and he said get down to miami you know union lot of stations lot of radio more stations and the market needs and so youll find older guys. And younger guys. Very few 40 year olds. To be good chance of breaking in and i knocked on doors and small station w. H. R. In miami beach gave me a job was a dish sarky and on may 1st 19 fifties. I saw it on the air and from that moment when that light went on and i told the audience it was my 1st day i never never gave a lively audience. I. I found my magic so my dreams of what it was always were now i had Program Directors i didnt like i had management maybe but i never ever. And that light went on. Didnt like what i was doing. Your natural yeah i think i think the good broadcasters. Are naturals and i had the good fortune to be around people like the godfrey and Jackie Gleason while godfrey i cohost of the show with him for a week and taught me so much and jackie told
A kid from brooklyn who. Walked the streets with my friends and who always want to be on the air i dont know why but i was trance was really you know and i was that little poor kid we won relief my father had died when i was in. New york city bought my 1st pair of glasses i think what it means is rick i never forgot where i came from and thats true to this minute i never forgot where i came from so im 85 years old but im the kid from brooklyn ive lived brooklyn but brooklyn never left me so thats part of my soul thats and thats what i brought to the business being curious being that kid went to dodger games all my friends. I would want autographs i would want to ask questions i remember running down the street with car for oh there are roads you get that on how did you learn to throw the 3rd base like that i was fascinated with asking questions born to do interviews where i was born to be what i do this whole thing started in miami for you did Brooklyn Miami get us there i always wante