WVLG: Whatever Happened to...
 

Does anyone have any info on what happened to our weekday morning DJ, George Rudolph? He was here one day and gone the next.

I heard he turned 65 and retired. Someone else on the forum said they heard that he has moved.....How's that for a bunch of hearsay? I always liked George's ornery side,....the way he used to pick on Rob Newton...:smiley:

The people at VLG told me that both he he (Rudolph) and Robert W. Knight both retired and moved away.. yeah right!

Is it possible that he did something that was not cleared by the Developer and the local media is withholding information from us? I liked the guy and hope he was not touched by the fickle finger of fate.

Yes, George did retire and moved to south Florida. The radio station does not allow anyone to announce they are leaving or make any kind of comment to that affect.

George retired in early Feb and moved south...too cold for him here (in the winter)

George used to be my next door neighbor. I can confirm that he was building a home in south Florida for several months. He put his TV home on the market and it sold quicker than he expected. He was very excited about the move. Nothing more than that. Great neighbors.

I thought people were supposed to retire TO TheVillages, not run away! :laugh:
Not being from 'up north', I understand the 'too cold' part even though that probably seems strange for most here. It's all a matter of perspective.

Speaking of which, are you any closer to the dream?

B.

He used to live in Hawaii. That must have been paradise too. You're right, not too many people Leave TV. I wish him lots of luck and hapiness because he was a really good neighbor.

New guy so much bettter.George was OK and did not even receive a goodbye.Why?

Before people begin some sort of dark conspiracy theories about the disappearence of the WVLG morning man, here's a few words from somebody who's been there..

I have spent 37 years in radio and as the theme song on WKRP says "I got tired of all the packing & unpacking..Town to town up & down the dial". That's the job's reality. One of my instructors at broadcast school referred to on-air work as the world's only white collar migrant job. It's a correct observation.

Also..most broadcast managers will not allow somebody who's given notice to have their last day or few days on the air. For good reason. Experience tells that the temptation is far too great for somebody with an open mic who's not coming back to work the next day (whether they have retired or moved on to another job) to vent their spleen on the air. So except in very rare circumstances, it doesn't happen. They are just gone. I have had it happen to me, and as a station manager I have enforced it on others. That's just the way it is in the radio business.

How about----where's all the 50's and 60's music that we use to hear on WVLG??? Now replaced with the "noise of the 80's-90's and 00's" for a better part of the day. How about a return of good old rock and roll as was the case for many years on this radio station??