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Supporting her huge Cats
Margo Catsimatidis. Skinny, blond, the place she from?
Margo: Indianapolis. Sacred Heart. College scholarship then I informed my dad and mom, if I don’t depart now, I’ll by no means get out of Indiana. So I left with $100. Stayed with pals. I got a job in a grocery store the place the proprietor had no secretary. Well, I might kind 90 phrases a minute.
“I earned $47 for my 90-hour week. They raised it 25 cents. I didn’t date John for 3 years. He took me up for a piece of cheesecake.
“We labored all of the time, growing the company. He at all times had that sixth sense about issues and nonetheless is probably the most wonderful man I do know. He can work out a drawback that no one else can. One day, after years of courting, he says: ‘Margo, I’ve carried this in my pocket for 2 weeks,’ and he pulls out a ring. Four carats.
“Look, I really like New York City. Wouldn’t dwell anyplace else. If he wished, he might run for governor. Me, I’d make sure money will get to the best people for the best applications. I’d get homeless off the streets. Quality of life is what I’d work on. The high quality of life and respect of the police.
“Maybe I could have done better at certain things. Not that I actually made an egregious mistake, but that I could have done better. Because every day I try to make myself improve and to make a difference in people’s lives wherever I can help.”
Tell me about WABC, the radio station which has been a large success. How did that come about?
“John was offered WABC for $12.5 million. WABC was flailing. Ready to close. John buys broken companies and he fixes them. In five years, he took it from No. 28 to No. 1 in the country. I try not to get involved in his political things. I’ve gotten busy with WABC, I put on their events. Whoever needs me, I help. I have not sat at my desk for a year. I’m walking around trying to fix things. So people ask what I do and it’s hard to tell people what I do. I kind of do little this, little that and it, you know, takes time.”
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