I came into some information today that will have a pretty big impact on the radio scene here in L.A. Suffice it to say that now that I know where I'm obliged to stand given the ruling of another company we work with, I've set into motion a chain of events that will (1) get a very, very, very large company mad at me -- and I am not looking forward to their phone call when it comes... and it will come; (2) probably cost this very, very, very large company some revenue as well as a bit of stature as far as their rankings in the L.A. market; and (3) get someone fired. I'm not so concerned about the first two parts of that (well, maybe the first because I'm not so pleased about that phone call when it comes) as much as I am the last one. I've probably gotten someone fired. This makes me feel absolutely awful. I'm not usually a malicious person -- at least not until someone crosses me and gives me cause to make their life hell -- and knowing how hard it was for me to find a job as well as how hard it is for someone in the radio industry overall to find a job makes me feel even more miserable. One of my co-workers said this to me when I revealed the information to me; his exact words were, "Hey, you've probably just gotten this guy fired... how do you feel about that?" When I told him I felt awful, he told me I was just doing my job and it wasn't my fault, but that still doesn't make me feel any better. "I was just doing my job" is used too often to pass the buck of blame farther up into management. And it was this guy's management's fault, but he'll have to pay for it. I think I need several drinks. Stat.