Scott Carpenter (Pat Bergin) writes about Tom Rivers and CHUM

From 40 years in broadcasting or My Life As An Idiot! http://patbergin.blogspot.com/2011/11/meester-reevers.html

'... Tom Rivers was the first person I met at CHUM. As I was touring the place for the first time, I encountered him in the hall. He was tall, well over 6 feet, and had the goofiest grin I'd ever seen on a face in my life. He had a way of looking both quizzical and amused at the same time, as if he was thinking “I have no idea who this person is or what this person is saying, but it's funny as hell!” Tom was as irascible as he was talented. Many consider Tom the best air talent they'd ever heard. For most people, that would've been plenty but not Tom, nooooooo Tom had to be the omnipresent thorn in the side of management. Name a management directive and Tom would break it. Name a programming rule and Tom would ignore it, all the while grinning that goofy, quizzical grin of his as if to say “You CAN'T be serious!” ....'

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