… ..Here comes that man again … …
Rick Sklar wrote in Rocking America:
“I started listening to our competitors. I really wanted to do something different and scanned the high end of the dial where more specialized stations were located. One of those stations was WWRL with a predominantly black music list and DJ roster. I heard Chuck Leonard and liked his smooth sound. I wasn’t sure whether he was white or black, but I guessed he was probably black. No major New York station had a black disc jockey then. We met and agreed to a contract. When we notified the company that we were about to hire WABC’s first black jock, the word came down from the top of the company. Leonard Goldenson, ABC’s Chairman of the board, was delighted.”