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I’ve Been in Radio for 46 Years. I May Never Get to Retire From It.
KCBS traffic reporter Kim Vestal got something increasingly rare in radio: the chance to retire on her own terms after nearly 50 years behind a microphone.
Rob Archer thought he would get that chance at KNX. After more than a decade at the station and 46 years in radio, the finish line seemed close enough to see.
Then came the Monday morning Zoom invitation.
In this first installment, Rob looks back at the early years of his career: getting fired for kicking a hole in a wall, quitting jobs, surviving format changes, being laid off, getting hired back and driving across the country to Los…
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