Posted by REGIS IN WILDWOOD on February 16, 2010 at 12:53:15:
In Reply to: 2002 Flashback: Jackson-Middlebrooks-Cassidy posted by Regis in Wildwood on February 15, 2010 at 07:22:58:
2002-06-10: Infinity station WBBM-AM in Chicago has renewed the contract of 51-years-old morning news co-anchor Pat Cassidy a year before his contract is due to expire.
According to Robert Feder in the Chicago Sun-Times the timing resulted from the clash with Felicia Middlebrooks over her contract earlier this year (See Mar 18).
Feder says that Cassidy's deal, although details have not been made public, is thought to cover six years and to substantially lessen the differential between his pay and that of Middlebrooks who was earning some USD 350,000 a year, around twice the amount Cassidy was paid.
WBBM vice president and general manager Rod Zimmerman commented, "Given the market conditions today, it's an acknowledgement of our confidence in Pat Cassidy and the long-term role we want him to play, He's obviously a key franchise in the format, and we're excited to have him with the strongest news team in Chicago radio."