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 From
Mark's email: "...I started
out doing the all night show (at WKIS-AM 740). After a couple of years on air, I shifted
over to become Gene Burns' engineer. In the spring of 1977, we worked 90
straight days without a day off to help boost the station's ratings during
the sweeps. Bob Poe was Gene's producer in those days. He later
went on to become the GM. I enjoyed
working with Gene tremendously. He is a fantastic talk show host. We were
a great team. We used to celebrate from time-to-time at Freddie's Steak
House in Fern Park. Gene loved good food and he taught me a lot about wine. Another
person that helped make WKIS successful was John Loving. John
was the Chief Engineer of the station and he became my mentor. It's
because of John that I was able to make the transition to engineering. I left
WKIS in 1977 to work as Chief Engineer of WRMF-FM
98.1 in Titusville. I
was only there about a year and then moved to WPLP-AM 570 in Pinellas Park.
While at WPLP, I was "discovered" by Ray Rask of the Mutual Broadcasting
System. I moved to Washington in 1979 and took over as the "Assistant
Director of Satellite and Corporate.
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