I started working at KAIT-TV on
July 1, 1963, a few days after my 17th birthday. When this article was
published eight years later, TV GUIDE had over 20 million readers and was one
of the most widely-read magazines in the U.S.
(This was before the day of cable networks and local newspaper television
guides.)
They paid me $450 for the
article, which was not a bad payday in 1971. Most of the money went
immediately for wine, women, and song. The rest was wasted. (rimshot)
Over forty years later I'm
finally getting around to working on the follow-up article. J