Among an unbelievable cast of characters, I met my wife at WPOP...and I met Joanne Nesti there, too.

And what we all had in common before we even got to know each other was that we worked for Merv Griffin.

Merv owned 6 radio stations in the 70s, including WPOP (1410 AM) and WIOF (104 FM).

When he visited WPOP, it was a bona fide big event (above).

Joanne wore a dress, and I wore something other than a tee shirt, and I believe I even shaved that day. (All big deals then.)

Beyond that, I don't remember much except thinking, "What a nice guy."

And I thought the same thing a few years later when he returned for WPOP's 50th anniversary bash.

Joanne and I had moved on to television by then, but I did a live interview with him, and he couldn't have been nicer.

What a career: big band singer, actor, talk show host, game show creator, entrepreneur, businessman.

What a life.

What a nice guy.