People in New York and Philadelphia have different memories of George Michael---before he was a sportscaster (a fulfillment of a lifelong dream) based in Washington, he was the top nighttime top 40 music personality in Philadelphia (on WFIL/560) and then in New York (on WABC/770) during the 1960s and 1970s. Go to the WABC tribute site, musicradio77.com, and you'll hear airchecks of his work as a top 40 jock--he was one of the best.
He parted company with WABC in 1979 because he wanted to get time off to join the NHL New York Islanders play by play announcing team, and WABC didn't want to let him take off up to 80 nights a year plus playoffs. He was also offered a place in the Baltimore Orioles booth, but opted to become sports director for NBC's Washington O&O WRC-TV, where he worked the rest of his days.