590 MIGHTY MEMORY #322

THE FIRST WARM TALK SHOW HOST FIRED? 

Well when WARM Radio was in its talk phase there were a few who were asked politely to leave. But our friend Joe Klapatch sent us an article from April 12, 1951 where WARM Management fired the head of the Home Owners and Tax Payers League. Emil Legmann was dropped from his Saturday night WARM slot by General Manager Bill Dawson. 
After a meeting in the Bowman Building, it was announced that Legmann was let go because he departed from his original intent by indulging in personalities. Legmann was a frequent critic of the Mayor James Hanlon administration as well as the Scranton Times and the Democratically controlled School Board..
At a later meeting Legmann expressed appreciation to WARM management for providing free air time to discuss issues that affected the city. The thing though that pretty much ended the association was the League’s decision to support and endorse candidates in the upcoming Primary Elections.