Gene Burns, Michael Jackson

[Bill O'Neill]

Alan Tolz wrote:
> Paul is correct.  Gene is now on KGO in San Francicso.  We spoke with 
> him a while back to interview him for "Burning up the Air", and he was 
> very gracious with his time and effusive praise of Jerry Williams.
Gene did his final WRKO show from the State House (Doric Hall, iirc). I 
dropped by there during lunch and the place was packed with 
listener/fans. Jerry had arrived there quite early and quietly hung out 
with the crowd and sat with Gene (mostly off-mic, unnannounced).  He 
went on with Gene, briefly, but it was clear that Jerry was just hanging 
out there for support of a friend.  Up until that point, I had assumed 
there was tension between the two, not sure why I had that impression.  
That day was a turning-point for WRKO.

Bill O'Neill