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| Randy Galloway |
Randy Galloway, a columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
has given — and taken — a lot of heat over the years, but he’s developed a lot
of fans and friends as one of the area’s longest-running sports media
personalities.
But the broadcasting part of all that is coming to an end. Galloway , 70, is retiring from ESPN Radio after he signs
off his show Monday, a couple of months earlier than a previously announced
year-end date. (See original posting, Click Here.)
There will be no big fanfare or special on-location party, Galloway said last week. Sure, he’ll explain why he’s
leaving and sign off with a “goodbye.” But otherwise, he said, it’s just
another “regular show.”
Although the retirement comes at the same time that Cumulus
Media will take over operations of ESPN/103.3 FM , Galloway ’s
on-air home since 2003, he has said that the timing is a coincidence and that
he was willing to work through year-end for Cumulus. (ESPN/Disney still owns
the station under the local marketing agreement.)
But his lawyer told him that, because his ESPN contract was
non-transferable, he could get full salary and benefits through the end of the
year without being on the air, if he chose not to work for Cumulus. Galloway then decided to leave as soon as the Cumulus
agreement was finalized.
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