Page "Arthur Godfrey" Paragraph 35

In January 1954, Godfrey buzzed the control tower of Teterboro Airport in his DC-3.

His license was suspended for six months.

Godfrey claimed the windy conditions that day required him to turn immediately after takeoff, but in fact he was peeved with the tower because they would not give him the runway he requested.

He later recorded a satirical song about the incident, " Teterboro Tower ," roughly to the tune of " Wabash Cannonball ".

A similar event occurred while he flew near Chicago in 1956, though no sanctions were imposed.

These incidents, in the wake of the controversies that swirled around Godfrey after his firing of Julius LaRosa, only further underscored the differences between his private and public persona.