EMAILS FROM LISTENERS - Rise and Shine

Moe,
I am totally in shock. I don't even know what to say. I guess I knew this day was coming, ever since they took you off of the gardening show. But had I known it that today's show was going to be your last, I would have taped it. We'll all miss hearing your voice every Saturday. I heard you say that you don't know what you're going to do with your time. Well, I don't know what I'm going to do with my Saturday mornings. When you've spent the last 10-15 years tuning in from 5-10, then 5:30 to 9:00, then 6-10, then 5:30-......well, you get the idea.......it's a tough habit to break.I've mentioned before that it would be awesome if you could do a broadcast over the internet. I've heard lots of independent radio shows through iTunes and none of them can hold a candle to you. I know that we'll still be able to get your musing from issuesoftheday.com, but it won't be the same as hearing your voice. Please, please, please consider doing an independent internet show. I'm sure, like me, lots of people wouldn't hesitate to subscribe ($$).I guess it makes sense for you to leave the station now. It always makes sense to jump ship before the damn thing sinks entirely below water. I'm not sure who's smoking crack while making the managerial decisions at WRKO, but I can now tell that it's the ad revenues from WEEI that are keeping WRKO from imploding.I guess you've heard enough from me now. I'll be checking issuesoftheday on a daily basis and also checking out savewrko.com (although I'm no longer interested in saving WRKO). Would you permit me to occasionally check in with you via email?Thank you for ALL of the wonderful, wonderful, years you have given us. You are an absolute radio treasure and that is a fact known to ANYONE who knows even a salt grain's-worth of talk radio. I am so grateful to have had the pleasure of listening all these years. Your listeners are forever in your debt.My eyes are filling up so I will sign off.THANK YOU......THANK YOU.......THANK YOU.........THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Trish from Wollaston


Dear Moe,
This morning when,as usual, half asleep, I was unaware that this would be your last show.
Over the years I've looked forward to your Saturday morning show.
Your ability to bring a reasonable point of view to your listeners, was very
much what caused me to tune each Sat. morning.
I shall miss you,very much.
Good Bye "Old Friend "
Bill, Charlestown

Hi Moe, I just recently wrote you about the SAVE WRKO blog. On one of the discussion threads, posted by a correspondent named Charlie, today at 7:43 AM, well before your sign -off was a very nice mention of you. The URL is: http://www.savewrko.com/archives/2008/02/entercom_shares.php/lcomments His is the tenth comment in that thread.
Jim from Boston

Why?
Bill & Clara

Dear Moe,
I have been listening to you for many, many years. No Saturday morning would be completed without my tuning into 680 to hear from you. I never called. However, I always listened. I wish you well. I remember when you announced that your son had been born and I am happy that he is doing well.
Are there any chances of you "tagging onto another local station"? You have a solid following.
Best of wishes to you and your family,
Kevin (From Dover, MA)

Dear Moe,
I sadly missed your unannounced departure message because my wife had asked me to find something, which I had gone to do. When I returned, she gave me the news that you were finished on WRKO. I almost couldn't believe it.
But 'RKO has definitely been sliding downhill of late ... Tommy Taxes on weekday mornings, now you, unceremoniously gone on Saturday. The writing was perhaps already on the wall, though, when they took away your 4th hour some time back.
My wife, Irma, and I are very disappointed and will miss you tremendously, but sincerely hope that you will continue to have a happy life with your family and friends. I would think that the weekly radio show and it's preparation has to be a strong restriction on your freedom of action and the use of your time. Hopefully you will enjoy your freedom as much or more than we enjoyed what you shared with us each week. I wonder what will happen to the wonderful contact chain you have developed with the armed service personnel overseas.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. We look forward to any news you can share about what happened and might be happening in the future.
Very sincerely,
Randy (and Irma)
Nottingham, NH

HELLO MOE:
I WAS VERY SADDENED TO HEAR YOUR SIGN-OFF THIS MORNING. I'VE LISTENED TO YOU FOR THE ENTIRE 25 YEARS. I SERVED IN THE MASS. ARMY NAT'L GUARD FOR 29 YEARS. AS YOU KNOW FROM HAVING A GUARD MEMBER IN YOUR FAMILY, WE GET UP VERY EARLY ON DRILL WEEKENDS. SO YOUR "RISE & SHINE" GREETING STILL RINGS IN MY EARS. YOU'VE ACCUMPANIED ME ON MY DRIVE TO THE ARMORY ON BOTH SAT. & SUN. MORNINGS WHEN YOU WERE BROADCASTING ON BOTH DAYS. LATER I EVEN LISTENED TO THE GARDEN SHOW ON SUNDAYS. YOU ARE A TRUE PATRIOT AND A GREAT AMERICAN. I'LL MISS THE INTERVIEWS WITH OUR SOLDIERS SERVING IN IRAQ. THANK YOU-THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK & GOD SPEED. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN YOU SIGN FOR A NEW GIG. I'M SURE WBZ MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR A NIGHT-TIME TALK SHOW HOST, OR MAYBE WTTK-AM. IN THE MEAN TIME, WE'LL MISS YOU.
RON