This had to be a hard interview for Frank Ski.

This had to be a hard interview for Frank Ski.

http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/201...-ski-filed-for-bankruptcy-protection-in-2017/

I was always fortunate enough to keep my personal life off the air. I always used an “air name”. I dated a girl for almost a month before she figured out what I did for a living. I didn’t lie but Harris Enterprises really didn’t (doesn’t) describe too much. She looked up Harris in the phone book (pre internet days) and thought I worked at the Garden City Telegram Newspaper.

Nowadays, I think listeners demand a certain level of transparency from their morning radio hosts though in this case, Frank only spoke about it on air because I wrote a story about it. The full story is here on the subscription site. (If you haven't reached the limit this month, it should still be free for non payers.) http://radiotvtalk.blog.myajc.com/2...ancial-problems-laid-bare-in-court-documents/

It's hard to read all that without my jaw dropping. Most of the people I know in radio, both in front of the mic and on the other side of the soundproof glass, are scraping by. Some working more than one job. A lot subsiding on ramen noodles for far too much of their diet. So the idea of a local radio host being able to pay for a mansion is just unfathomable, much less the idea that he got that far in over his head.

I'm impressed.