October 19, 1953 –
After Julius La Rosa had finished singing Manhattan on Arthur Godfrey Time, the host (and general scum bag) Arthur Godfrey fired him on the air, announcing, “that was Julie’s swan song with us.”
Unaware the firing was coming (or what the phrase “swan song” meant), La Rosa tearfully met with Godfrey after the broadcast and thanked him for giving him his “break.”
The Haus of Dcaligari 
I sort of remember hearing about this. I can’t recall whether anyone ever confirmed the reason was simply that he was more popular than Godfrey.
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