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PostPosted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:44 pm 
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Good While It Lasted
I felt I got lucky.

On a Thursday night in March, I was talking with my wife, Pat, about possibly having to leave Chicago if I wanted to continue working on radio. Jobs here had dried up and the stations all seemed to be cutting personnel to save money.

Then, my phone rang. It was David Hernandez, who, along with Mike North, were getting ready to start a new Internet sports talk site called Chicagosportswebio.com.

I had hoped to get an opportunity to work with this new venture, but the line-up had been leaked a few days earlier, and I was not a part of it.

Hernandez asked if Mike North had called me. When I mentioned that I had not heard from Mike in weeks, he said one of them would get back to me shortly. Turns out, the Chicago Tribune would not allow Teddy Greenstein to do a two hour show on the web with Matt Weber,(said it would hamper Teddy's prep time for his full-time gig), and they were calling to offer me the spot.

I had known Matt since he began working at the Score as an intern. He had stuck with the Mike North Morning Show as a producer and had developed into a good host when given the opportunity. Matt was getting his first big shot at hosting and I gladly accepted to be his partner.

Everything went well, from the pre-launch parties to the start of our broadcasting. Matt and I developed an instant chemistry. We got great guests thanks to our producer, Steve Goffman, who had also left the Score to join CSWebio.

But the Memorial Day weekend was the beginning of the end.

When checks bounced, three of mine that I had deposited before the holiday, we were told it was a bank error. When others were returned, including a check to repay the bounced checks, plus fees, we knew we were in trouble.

That brings me to today. One day after the news on our company President allegedly being charged in a Ponzi scheme. All assets frozen...goodbye six weeks pay.

I have said many times that I love broadcasting and talking sports so much, I would probably do it for free. Turns out I have since the end of April.

What's next? We shall see. Football season is not far away. Maybe someone needs a pre- or post-game show host. Maybe someone will pick up the "Webby & Freddy" show after they heard that we were doing good things on the web.

Stick around and see how the next chapter turns out!!!

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Good luck Federico.

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Fred has always seemed like a good person, sad to see this happen to him.
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Earlier today, I actually made a post asking Fred to talk to us, but now after hearing Bernstein's take on all this, I'm thinking maybe he should just keep quiet.

In any case, good luck, Fred.
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Man did Teddy Greenstien dodge a bullet when the Trib wouldn't let him go to the webio or what? Either way good luck Fred. OZONE ACTION DAY!!!!

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That's what you get for being Mike North's personal Ed McMahon. Huebner is a bum and a moron who had no business being on the radio as long as he did. Nothing but a yes man for whichever host was stuck with him.


He would work in radio for free? Sorry you no talent hack, but you should have to pay to be on the radio, that's how terrible you are.


I'm sick of all these no talent hacks thinking that a job in radio is a form of charity. If you suck at your job and its a highly competitive job industry you shouldn't have that job anymore. Huebner is lucky he lasted as long as he did, just like NOrth and Murph.


GOOD RIDDANCE!

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shakes wrote:
That's what you get for being Mike North's personal Ed McMahon. Huebner is a bum and a moron who had no business being on the radio as long as he did. Nothing but a yes man for whichever host was stuck with him.


He would work in radio for free? Sorry you no talent hack, but you should have to pay to be on the radio, that's how terrible you are.


I'm sick of all these no talent hacks thinking that a job in radio is a form of charity. If you suck at your job and its a highly competitive job industry you shouldn't have that job anymore. Huebner is lucky he lasted as long as he did, just like NOrth and Murph.


GOOD RIDDANCE!


Whoa! I thought I was the hater around here!
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Huebner is a good man. I'm sad that he (and so many other "victims") were affected by one man's greed.

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shakes wrote:
That's what you get for being Mike North's personal Ed McMahon. Huebner is a bum and a moron who had no business being on the radio as long as he did. Nothing but a yes man for whichever host was stuck with him.


He would work in radio for free? Sorry you no talent hack, but you should have to pay to be on the radio, that's how terrible you are.


I'm sick of all these no talent hacks thinking that a job in radio is a form of charity. If you suck at your job and its a highly competitive job industry you shouldn't have that job anymore. Huebner is lucky he lasted as long as he did, just like NOrth and Murph.


GOOD RIDDANCE!


sometimes the truth hurts

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Pappy's Crappy wrote:
shakes wrote:
That's what you get for being Mike North's personal Ed McMahon. Huebner is a bum and a moron who had no business being on the radio as long as he did. Nothing but a yes man for whichever host was stuck with him.


He would work in radio for free? Sorry you no talent hack, but you should have to pay to be on the radio, that's how terrible you are.


I'm sick of all these no talent hacks thinking that a job in radio is a form of charity. If you suck at your job and its a highly competitive job industry you shouldn't have that job anymore. Huebner is lucky he lasted as long as he did, just like NOrth and Murph.


GOOD RIDDANCE!


Whoa! I thought I was the hater around here!



I'm happier then a pig in shit right now. For someone who has despised having to listen to North, Murph and Huebner over the past 15 years this has been one of the greatest couple weeks in Chicago sports media history!

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Fred was a very good updates man.

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good dolphin wrote:
Fred was a very good updates man.



That's a fitting statement since frequent updates are becoming more and more unnecessary and obsolete every day, just like Huebner.

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