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"I didn't understand how important, not who you knew, how important it was to have people actually like you. I don't live a life of attempting to be liked."
“I’ve always wanted to feel like Cheers, a place where everyone can go to talk about sports where no one feels left out or like they don’t have a seat at the table.”
"Paulie Mac is my guy, will forever be my guy. The best thing I could ever wish anyone is that you get to work with someone as loyal, energetic, funny, consistent as the guy his Jersey buddies call 'Smack'."
He shared that he has worked with people on morning shows that he has seen come to a station fully hungover who play music and proceed to sit on the couch.
"I didn't understand how important, not who you knew, how important it was to have people actually like you. I don't live a life of attempting to be liked."