Maurice B Thomas

Arby's Balaban & Katz A younger man than myself obtained an FCC third class radiotelephone permit in 1969 and the rest is, as they say, History in the making.............. he worked at stations across this great land of ours, as he agreed with the concept that he had a great face for radio....... he always reserved the right to be his own boss, when times were less than gracious.... and he managed to maintain his integrity and his skills and accomplished some great things along the way, and helped a lot of people as he considered himself to be a catalyst for change in the life of his family, his community and his country, and he never let another person's animosity take his ambition or his humor or his victory...... without a fight, that he would ultimately win...... he was ridiculed for maintaining a consistent identity rather than melding in with the mediocre and always had high production values for work that he required to be the best. He still does all of that til this very day and though he could tell you stories, some of which you might not believe, be assured that they are all true.... He may beat his breast a bit, as all showmen do, but his story, while seeming incredible at times even to himself, especially when he begins the inevitable name-dropping.......... of names you already know, while he managed to maintain the attitude that the marketer should not be an out-front guy, so as not to detract from the spotlight on his client........... so you may NOT know his name, but you DO know SOME of the things he did......... 39 years later, that man is still me. Barack Obama Bill Tyson Black Expo Mayor Harold Washington Jewel Lafontant KALO-FM KCAT-AM KCLA-AM KEWP-FM KPFK-FM Lefel Rexall Drug Co., Inc. Roberts Advertising The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. The University of Chicago-WHPK Thomas Drug Co., Inc. WBMX-FM WEAW-FM WGLD-FM WOJO-FM WOPA-AM WVON-AM Sennheiser miking, Tascam TEAC mastering, JVC pre and post mixing boards, Sony, Apple digital equipment. All access 24/7.