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The Philadelphia Inquirer Pushes Me to the Back Burner
In 2001, y'all go to the NBA Finals. I was clearly the star of the Philadelphia media. And as those things continue to materialize, the Philadelphia Inquirer pushed me to the back burner. The reason they did that wasn't personal. What happens is the investigative reporting features and profiles, all of this stuff, it was a revenue play. Plus, I'm sitting there from a newspaper salami perspective. By that time, I'm making about $85,000. Well, radio, you making half a million, $600,000, $700,000. You go to the TV route, well, they bringing in seven figures. And I'm watching folks
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