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Voodoo Tower: A Hawaiaiżi Businessmanżs Worst Nightmare
Voodoo Tower A Hawaiaii Businessmans Worst Nightmare Author:Casey Stangl Voodoo Tower is a new book ... whose subtitle"A Hawaii Businessmans Worst Nightmare" says it all. Duplicitous, conniving politicians, foot-dragging bureaucrats, rabble-rousing journalistsits all there and more. Its a rare read when you start rooting for the lawyers! Casey Stangl is "a radio guy" ... one of t... more »hat increasingly rare breed whose careers have been spent creatingand broadcastingprograms that lure people to listen and "Dont touch that dial!" From on-air DJ to ad salesman, from programmer to station owner, Stangl spoke to listeners across the nation. His next-to-last stop was Honolulu, where, as the owner of KGU, he transformed this oldest radio station in the Islands to a wildly popular all-talk format, including such blabbermouths as Rush Limbaugh, Fred Hemmings and the then-Mayor, Frank Fasi. But radio is a daily grind, and after 25 years in the biz, Stangl decided it was time to slow down, to lower his heart rate and kick back. His solution? Move to the Garden Island of Kauai, a verdant paradise where time stands stillor at least moves at a somnambulant pace. He saw a business opportunity there, one that fit his talents perfectlybuild a radio tower on a remote ridge to add new stations to the Islands dial, and provide emergency broadcast for police and fire departments. Seems simple. But the remote ridge unfortunately turned out to be in the viewline of a politically-connected retired physician, and a processwhich anywhere else in the U.S. might have taken a few monthsconsumed most of Stangls energies, and all of his cash and credit, for more than three years! Casey Stangls Voodoo Tower offers a fresh look at the people who ran (some of whom still run) our government and local, state and federal bureaus. It points fingers and names names. Its a fascinating story, and its a great read!« less