You can go back to the beginning of the internet and find that I have never made a posting on these sites. I read them but I don't think people normally need to hear from me. I should probably just be quiet now, but it's human nature to want to defend yourself.
At no time did I know anything negative about David Hernandez' recent business dealings. When Hernandez reconnected with me in January 2009, I had not seen nor heard of him in eleven years. When he reached out to me I called the same FBI agent who, in 1998, had told me about Hernandez' felony charges. That agent and other people told me they knew of nothing suspicious about NextStep or Hernandez.
The agent said to me "He was always a bright guy, often times people turn their lives around and do legitimate work".
So, since I knew nothing that would affect Mike North's TV show or the Webio, what was I supposed to tell all these people who I am now being criticized for not calling?
I would have looked like a guy trying to ruin a party with negative baggage from the past.
If I thought there was anything negative NOW, of course I would have called the people involved.
I truly believe everybody has an obligation to stop something bad from happening if they believe it's about to happen...or even probably happen. Neither the FBI nor anyone else made me think anything negative about Hernandez currently.
No one called me to ask about Webio, and Mike North didn't call me-and he shouldn't have, to ask me about his sponsor for the TV show. What was I supposed to do, Call people around town in February and say "Don't apply for a job with this guy", "Don't accept his sponsorship"?
He seemed to be a legitimate businessman now and I would have been committing defamation against a fellow human being whom I had been told was now clean.
I also, never in a million years, thought full time employees of established radio stations would go to an internet Webio company that would take years to catch on. I really felt-and this is key-that if I knew about his past, then other people who did mortgages with him or were friendly with him in the 90s knew the same thing.
I have been criticized for telling my story this week and I believe the criticism was justified. I was wrong to talk about this after the fact, because no good has come of it.
I don't mix in the media conversation circles as I used to, which is why I didn't know who was going to work for Hernandez until the hirings were announced and I had no desire to hurt anybody then or now. I talked this week because I believe in journalism, cooperating with writers and having the whole story come out. But sometimes it's better to just mind your own business. I minded my own business in January-February and I did not do so this week. I will have to accept the criticism and also those comments which have defended me.
Thank you,
Tom Shaer

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"It's my baby".

From the looks of it, ChicagolandRadioandMedia.com was developed in the beginning of the internet.

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I agree with everything Tom said here 100%.

He was totally in the right not to say anything for all the reasons he stated and I believe him.

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Charlie: Oh shit. Look at that door dude. See that door right there? That door marked 'Pirate'? You think a pirate lives in there?
Dennis: I see a door marked 'Private.'

Isn't Shaer a media consultant?

It would be interesting if Shaer's call to the FBI in January is what set the govt. off to investigate Hernandez again in the first place.

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You know me like that.

Yep. That's pretty much what he said on Mac's show. I think Chet was way out of line for blasting him like he did on their show.

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I'm not a Shaer fan but this is as a profound a statement as I have seen in all of this and Mac pretty much said that was the #1 reason he sniffed at it and then pissed on it as he knew it was going to work.

The only problem I have with Shaer is that he went to the media as the attention whore in him couldn't let this shitfest go without telling the public that 'Hey , It's me Tom Shaer , remember me!! Shut up as you're 10 second shot clock has said zero for about 15 years ya douchebag.

I literally laughed out loud in my office as I read this response.

Classic Stu-Gotz bringing the fire and passion.

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Charlie: Oh shit. Look at that door dude. See that door right there? That door marked 'Pirate'? You think a pirate lives in there?
Dennis: I see a door marked 'Private.'

I don't believe anything I read on other internet sites.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

North making it out like shear shouldve told him my ass. North is just pissed that shaer blew his cover story that north didn't know dh before webio. And why would he help north after north pushed him out.

If ANYBODy said anything to Mike North about his sugar daddy, Mike North would not only ignore that person, but might even try to dig up some shit on that person and publicly ridicule and embarass that person. He has a long history of these types of actions, whic mimick that of a 9 year old actions after being called a name.
Mike has not listened to what anyone has told him int he last 10 years, why should this circumstance be different?
How could I stay away with all this fun?

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Absolutely!! I hope the POS goes down for this.