"Our plan may not have been the most elegantly or artfully executed of all possible plans, but we actually understand what it is we think we are trying to do and why we think we're trying to do it," .

As a person, I can see why so many radio people loved the man. He was smart, funny, insanely loyal to those loyal to him, and he loved the radio industry. He adored his daughters and would talk about them often. He would father/daughter vacation with them when he could. He was a little guy who could turn on the charm and be quite cute. He had no problem making fun of himself for laughs. All these qualities make him be the kind of guy one would want to hang around.

Unfortunately, that was not the full story on who Kevin Metheny was. Professionally, that lovable side of him was not seen by all. Those he liked saw it. Metheny never really knew Garry Meier before coming to town, but came to love him and his show. Meier and his staff never saw the cruel side to Metheny. He was kind to most of the staffers he or Randy Michaels brought in. He treated Jim Laski like a brother. (Both he and Laski were awkward men who adored their daughters, bonding them in a way.) However, many of the WGN-AM veterans -- Milt Rosenberg, Steve Cochran, John Williams, Kathy & Judy, Dave Kaplan, Tom Langmyer, the news team, the production team, etc. -- were treated like dirt. For all his good qualities, there was an equally bad opposite "quality."