In March 1986, city manager John P. Buckley wanted to bypass the civil service list to appoint his preferred candidate for fire chief. What happened next?
We revisit a closed door meeting at city hall between Buckley and three potential candidates to lead Troy’s fire department, and the decision by one officer to go public with the request.
This special archive spotlight episode uses reporting from the Times Union, Knickerbocker News, Troy Record, and Times Record, recording plus audio from recent promotion and retirement ceremonies for then-Chief Eric McMahon.
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Produced, edited, and hosted by John Salka
Theme music by Steven J. Goldman, Four Legs Records
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