Today’s Boston Herald reports that among the 30 unfortunate people removed in the name of “efficiency and streamlining” was Bob Lobel.
There were times when I was convinced Bob Lobel was drunk on the air at Channel 4. He’d punctuate his interviews with bizarre non sequiturs and occaionally uncomfortable dead air.
However, at least he wasn’t a blow-dried Sportscenter wannabe. He tried to make things interesting and had a decent sense of humor. I can’t even name the sports guys on the other channels, to be honest.
“This place gave me an identity,” Bob Lobel said. “I would have done this for free, but after a while, it got to be a business. It’s been a pretty integral part of my life for a long time. It’s time to move on. Am I sad about it? Well, I guess it’s possible to be both sad and excited at the same time.”
Source: By Pax Arcana
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#1 cost cutting
Lobel is quoted as saying "I would have done this for free, but after a while, it got to be a business." If that's true, then why didn't the station save money by renegotiating his contract?