According to the blog The Bottom Line at sfgate.com, Luckoff told his staff Monday that he has resigned from his position as President and General Manager of KGO and KSFO Radio, ending his tenure of the past 35 years.
Apart from the 'thanks for the memories,' no explanation immediately forthcoming in an initial press release for the out-of-the-blue move.
But in an interview with Andrew S. Ross, Luckoff made no bones about why, from his point of view, he gave the station owner, Citadel Broadcasting, two weeks notice.
"These aren't very good people," he said. "They don't treat people well. They undermine you at every turn."
Responding to an online rumor, Luckoff said he "absolutely, positively" was not forced out.
"This has been building up for some time," -- basically from when Citadel bought the station from Disney three years ago, said Luckoff. "I've had the resignation letter in my desk for nine months."
The KGO website does offer an official “Farewell, Mickey” post here.
Read more here.
Also read here: Mickey's Monkey from Jerry Del Colliano
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