every April first, I make a phone call to this gentleman, Tony Gazana, who hired me back in 1991,
and he was the owner and general manager of WRJN and RFM station at the time too,
and he hired me. And then I did something very horrible on April Fool's Day. I played a joke on him
that really upset you at the time, didn't it? When you, before you knew it was a joke?
Yeah, it was a little concern down. I have to admit.
So here's what, here's the backstory. Before April Fool's at March, we were
inspected by the Federal Communications Commission. It happens occasionally, and I did the inspection
with the gentleman, so nobody spoke to him except me, so nobody knew. So he did his inspection,
they come in, they don't smile, they don't talk to you, they come with their checklist,
and then he leaves. And we never heard back from the inspection. So I decided on April first,
we were going to hear back from the Federal Communications Commission. And I found some old
letterhead here from the FCC, and I made a blank sheet, and I typed out this really impressive looking
letter from the Federal Communications Commission, and it said, pursuant to field test number,
blah, blah, blah, blah, this date. These are the following things we found wrong,
and we're living a fine against WRJN, and it was, what was the name of the company? I was
it was, what was the name of the company, though, I forgot. I'm still traumatized.
Anyway, living a fine of $15,000 against the company, I put it in a FedEx envelope sealed it,
made it look like a FedEx delivery, stuck it in your door mailbox on the door.
And then I'm waiting, we had a lady who worked here, and I'm waiting for her to come in,
and I knew she was going to snoop, and looking through your mailbox, and I'm watching through
the window of the studio, yes, as she calls you immediately.
You got this FedEx envelope from the FCC, and she reads it to you, and what was your reaction when
you first heard it? Well, I think any time the federal government steps in with a fine,
and threatens your livelihood, it was a little disconcerting for me, done. And by the way, I have to admit,
I think that was fraudulent, and the, I think the window of prosecution is still open on you.
No, statute of limitations is seven years. That's why I'm unable to talk about it. Not on this
federal, like federal offenses are down. Okay, especially a tampering with the mail. He's absolutely
right. Mr. Rawson, we're at the door. What's David? Now, if I was you, I would have fired him right
on the spot, but wait a second, he gets now, he gets better because at the end, I said,
pay up. I don't want to hear any sappy stories from you. And I signed up the FCC, whatever.
And then he knew it was a joke. You come into the radio station, and you hold a meeting with all
the employees to tell them they're taking a pay cut because you have to pay for this fine. Remember
that? Now, it's a joke at this point. And after they all heard that their pay is being cut by
50%, we all had a good laugh on it. That's the only April fool's joke I've ever pulled in my life.
I don't know what possessed me to do it. But I thought we didn't hear from the FCC,
but your Tony would be upset. He got a nasty letter from them. And we've been reliving this for
25 years down. Yeah, we still talk of every, I always know, I was let him know on April 1st
about this, that the joke. It's the only one I ever pulled. And I thought it was pretty good.
It got the results. And we had a good laugh on it. Tony had to go to therapy for about
three years afterwards. So a psychologist, he just couldn't deal with the trauma from the joke.
But he got to admit, it was fun. And here's the outcome. In 1990, when I hired you,
and today, because I just heard it, they're singing your name on the radio. I mean, how does that
happen? Don Rosen? Oh, come on. Yeah, you never, you never got me a name, Jingle,
a voice, a voice shout, you never got me one of those. I find out how I can have and sing my name.
You know, goodbye. I just got, I just got done and asked him for bumper music.
So we don't do that here. And all of a sudden, I hear them singing Don Rosen. It's like,
where's mine? I've been asked for it. It was given to me. But yes, I was telling David,
the first two times you asked me to come down to receive to work. I said, no. And then you got
rich washer, a co-friend to talk to us. And he said, blow him out of the water. Tell him
you won't bother you anymore. And I told you what I wanted. He said, okay.
And that was the best. Okay. So you're responsible for unleashing Don Rosen on us.
Thanks a lot, Tony. Unfortunately, David, I have to bear that in me until now.
And you know what? I was very fortunate with this company. I went through so many owners here.
And each owner really let me do not what I wanted to do, but didn't give me a hassle on when
they said we have to do this. And I really like that. That was very fortunate to my entire career
work with good owners, except for one, except for one. Yeah. I will. I don't have a problem with it.
But anyway, yeah. And I thank Tony and every April 1st, I want to make sure, you know,
oh, you were here for the big one last thing you're going to let go because we have to get
back to the ballot. But you were here for the big rain storm in the building.
Absolutely. We had Tony hired this guy to put in the roof on the radio station.
And he didn't finish it. And he put a tarp on the building that wasn't anchored properly
when a giant rain storm. You were out of town, I think. Yeah. And it's six o'clock in the morning
or on riches. And I hear water in the ceiling. We don't see anything. And boom.
All hell breaks loose. And there's water pouring it. I don't mean dripping. I mean pouring
into the radios. It was like a rain storm. Do you ever see that video, Dave?
Nope. I have 10 seconds of it on the phone. I've got the extended directors cut at home. Yeah.
But yeah, it was it should be noted down that that same individual that you spoke of momentarily
called me when I was in the or airport changing flight. I know you thought my response was
and what am I going to do? I know later. I know. I know you're talking about. She said,
yeah, what are we going to do with raining? So we called the fire department. They brought
shot facts in. And I remember when the roofer came in and saw it. I got a picture of video of him
walking in. I thought he was going to have a heart attack walking. He didn't die too. I thought
he was going to have a heart attack. Yeah. The entire entire building was ruined except for
the transmitter and the studios, the studio. Yeah. Everything else was destroyed in there. Yeah.
Tony, you're one of my favorite people. You're just I just really like you. You're a good person.
I like you very much. And happy April Fool's Day. And the same to you and David, it was a pleasure
talking and at least having someone slightly on my side. I'll talk to you next April first or
before. Okay. Take care. Bye. All right. Nice guy. Tony Gazana.