WVOM Removes George Hale from the Morning Show
The Bangor Daily News reports that Blueberry Broadcasting has fired George Hale from his co-host role on talk WVOM, Bangor after 22 years on the program. The report indicates that management appeared on the program with host Ric Tyler to say that 94-year-old Hale was exiting the
show while Hale was away on vacation in Florida. Blueberry vice president Bruce Biette told the paper it is “time to evolve the station.” Biette added, “Simply put, George has had a magnificent media career. He’s the reason a lot of us chose to get into this business, and we here at Blueberry Broadcasting appreciate everything he’s done for VOM.” The Daily News states, “WVOM is an influential station because it is one of only three in the state that runs a locally produced news talk show and the only one based in the Bangor area. WGAN and WLOB, with shows hosted by conservatives Matt Gagnon and Ray Richardson, respectively, are based in the Portland area.” See the Daily News story here.