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Article #145Re: Ten Percent off the Top
From: Jim Collier
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:13
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:13
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On Dec 3, 12:04 pm, John Higdon <hi...@kome.com> wrote:
> Well, I finally got the answer I was looking for regard Cumulus and
> KGO's "charity" promotions that occur around Christmas time. Cumulus
> skims ten percent off the top ("for its own operational expenses"). A
> reminder for those without a sense of history, KGO's former owners,
> going back at least thirty years, donated 100% of the money they
> received to named charities. "Operational expenses" were donated by the
> station as their part in giving to the community. Cumulus is no Citadel,
> Disney, Cap Cities or even the legacy ABC. Cumulus is scum.
>
> So, if you've a mind to donate ten percent of your charity dollar to
> Cumulus, in essence paying their advertising bill to the charities they
> are supposedly benefitting, then by all means send your bucks to 55
> Hawthorne Street for the Thanksgiving charities, the Christmas tree
> lots, and all the other causes from which Cumulus has decided to collect
> its own share of the loot.
>
> I really was hoping they were carrying the tradition of community
> involvement. When it comes to Cumulus, always assume the worst.
>
> --
Heh. Aside from the fact that they killed the Golden Goose.
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From: Jim Collier <jimcolli2973@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Ten Percent off the Top
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:13:01 EST
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