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| Al Roney |
Paul Vandenburgh said Al Roney’s dismissal from WGDJ, Talk
1300, Albany, NY after 2 1/2 years was “simply a business decision.”
Vandenburgh, owner of the Albany, New York radio station,
said the well-known afternoon talk show host had his last day at Talk 1300 on
Oct. 26, according to a story by Barbara Pickney at bizjournals.com.
That was the day the summer Arbitron Ratings were released
in the Albany, New York market. WGDJ had a 1.9 percent share of all listeners
aged 12 and over, and a 0.6 percent share of adults 25 to 54.
“We had no issue with Al, I don't want anyone believing we
had an issue with Al,” Vandenburgh said. “We wish Al nothing but the best, but
I had to make a business decision.”
Roney said could not comment on the reasons for his
departure other than that “It was a business decision, ratings, revenue, cost,
and all the usual stuff that happens in radio land."
Roney joined Talk 1300 in June 2010, a few months after
being let go from WGY, 810 AM, a local Clear Channel station.
WGY replaced him with syndicated conservative talker Glenn
Beck, drawing protests from local listeners who picketed Clear Channel’s
offices in Latham.
looks like someone is intent on running 1300 into the ground again; the 2 best shows, al and trivia, both off the air
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