Webby - first off, have to say I feel bad for this how it panned out - you and freddy were one of the shows I listened to regularly. And get your ass to Hoops 4.

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A couple of days later, 5 other people had their checks bounce from that same pay date...roughly 1/4 of our Webio staff. The next day David Hernandez emailed a copy of a letter sent from his bank explaining that it was indeed a bank error, and that they deeply apologized. . .

After three days of not hearing from Hernandez, he finally met with us today (to all of our surprise) and fed us some lines about how he would refund us, and assured us that Webio would not miss a beat. He then left and of course...I've received NO MONEY /

That was interesting. Jeez, Webby wanted to tell the entire story. That was long. Can't blame him. It's quite a story.

He said he was being paid 3X what he was making at the Score. I think it's safe to say that would be between 80 and 90k. He was just doing a 2 hour show. So you gotta figure Hood, Chet and Doyle were making (until they bounced) 150 to 200k. Those guys did longer shows and they had been in the biz longer. Just a guess.

I can't believe how Webby described that Hernandez spent so stupidly with mailing checks and all the cool stuff they had at the station.

He bounced checks but he sent 5 webio guys to Detroit and it was reported that he spend 250k on billboards and TV spots. It's amazing.

That was interesting. Jeez, Webby wanted to tell the entire story. That was long. Can't blame him. It's quite a story.

He said he was being paid 3X what he was making at the Score. I think it's safe to say that would be between 80 and 90k. He was just doing a 2 hour show. So you gotta figure Hood, Chet and Doyle were making (until they bounced) 150 to 200k. Those guys did longer shows and they had been in the biz longer. Just a guess.

I can't believe how Webby described that Hernandez spent so stupidly with mailing checks and all the cool stuff they had at the station.

He bounced checks but he sent 5 webio guys to Detroit and it was reported that he spend 250k on billboards and TV spots. It's amazing.

That was interesting. Jeez, Webby wanted to tell the entire story. That was long. Can't blame him. It's quite a story.

He said he was being paid 3X what he was making at the Score. I think it's safe to say that would be between 80 and 90k. He was just doing a 2 hour show. So you gotta figure Hood, Chet and Doyle were making (until they bounced) 150 to 200k. Those guys did longer shows and they had been in the biz longer. Just a guess.

I can't believe how Webby described that Hernandez spent so stupidly with mailing checks and all the cool stuff they had at the station.

He bounced checks but he sent 5 webio guys to Detroit and it was reported that he spend 250k on billboards and TV spots. It's amazing.

did I miss something? Wasnt the webio on today? Is it done now?

What else can possibly be said that hasn't been said here.

I think the vast majority of people are pulling for Webby, as well as the other CS Webio employees.

Matt had a good solid 2 months of on-air time that he gets to have in his portfolio. With the afternoon dump that is on ESPN 1000, 'MVP would be stupid not to go after some of the Webio talent (a select few, including Webby) to re-build their bench.

The Score should get Webby back. He had a good show and would be a nice guy for the bench to develop into his own show down the road.

Sorry Webby.

I still don't really understand what happened. How did North and Hernandez get together here?

That's a really good question. I can totally see Hernandez seeing North as "The Mark" from the beginning. When North walks into a room with a con artist and says "Hey buddy, what's goin' on?", looking all stupid like he always does, a con man can't help but salivate. Especially knowing that North, despite being a complete dumb ass, has some power and knows some people.

North is what every con man is looking for. He needed him to convince radio people to join. He needed him to get to Reinsdorf and other sponsors to get involved. Henandez told North he'd be part owner and that was never gonna happen. But he knew North would fall for it. It was his plan to get rid of North, at some point, all along.

Jessie? Mr. Professional told you to call the owner yourself? lol

If a guy I worked for told me to call the owner because my check bounced, I would, but that would be the last time I deal with the guy who was suppossed to run the place.

Jessie is a great producer and a fine reporter because he is a good change of pace, but Jessie is not running any company of mine.

That's a really good question. I can totally see Hernandez seeing North as "The Mark" from the beginning. When North walks into a room with a con artist and says "Hey buddy, what's goin' on?", looking all stupid like he always does, a con man can't help but salivate. Especially knowing that North, despite being a complete dumb ass, has some power and knows some people.

North is what every con man is looking for. He needed him to convince radio people to join. He needed him to get to Reinsdorf and other sponsors to get involved. Henandez told North he'd be part owner and that was never gonna happen. But he knew North would fall for it. It was his plan to get rid of North, at some point, all along.