"I trusted him. He believed in me tirelessly. He put me front and center with everything. I've never had an executive believe in me as much as he did."
"There’s a lot of people I would love to work with, but doing something with Paul would have been great... This was in the works for a long time, so a big chunk of the last eight months was developing this show."
Seeing how much artists like Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and others meant to their fans and Country radio, why do we wait until someone dies to show our love and appreciation?
Tuesday, I caught the news that Gary Stevens had passed away. His career, in and of itself, is a textbook on how to grow, evolve, adapt, and aspire over a lifelong career in broadcast radio.
The 86-year-old told Newsday "I don't like the word 'recreate,' but I will get into the emotion of what happened and what it was like being involved with that particular part of our culture."
"There’s a lot of people I would love to work with, but doing something with Paul would have been great... This was in the works for a long time, so a big chunk of the last eight months was developing this show."
"What I saw was part circus, part radio festival, and part New England sports fans reunion. I couldn't help but sit there and think about how radio should be taking notes."