by Anotherwpgguy » Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:57 pm
Wow ... how sad, and yet I have to say he had a pretty good shot at life, and certainly enjoyed every moment he was given.
I liked him immensely. In these days of firing every last manjack of the staff when a station is sold to new owners, when CHUM bought CKVN from Jack Tietolman, the majority of staff were retained ... Ron Carabine as General Manager included. Quite a feat I'd say.
Ron was the type of leader that for the most part, you never saw, except when he was asking if you had everything you needed to do the job, or you were asking for an advance on your pay, and he'd take you down to John the accountant and have him cut you a cheque. You could always pop into his office and just say hi for a couple of minutes of good conversation. It was always my impression that he was a straight shooter, and I sure never felt that he had lied to any of us ... when he said things were tough ... they really were, it wasn't a cover up for "head office wants more money from this outlet."
Hagopian ... you're right. I've been having too many friends and acquaintances pass away, and I'm feeling all too mortal ... kind of funny because in my youth, I lived life as if I didn't expect to see 35 ... tee hee. Now I hope to see 95 plus, unlike my poor best friend Ron Able who has been gone about 18 months now.
Regards to all,
from Anotherwpgguy