Remembering WXRT Founder Danny Lee
Winer said of Lee, “He was the best boss I ever had. He was receptive to new ideas. He was not afraid of taking risks. Most people in commercial broadcasting are extremely conservative. Danny was willing to take a shot in certain areas when he thought it was well thought out and when we could convey to him that it was a good idea.”
Former WXRT & WSCR VP/GM Harvey Wells, who currently operates the Radio Reps LLC consultancy, shared his thoughts about his tenure with Danny Lee, telling RAMP, “I feel blessed to have worked for Danny at a very special place during a very special time in radio. I learned so much from him starting as a weekend overnight DJ at WXRT. When he sold to Westinghouse, I was the VP/GM of WXRT and The Score, which he started from a dark frequency. Where else could that happen? His gift as an entrepreneur was to wisely invest in businesses, find the right people and to give those people the freedom to work there as if they were the owners. He leaves a legacy of hundreds of successful people.”