EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Bubba The Love Sponge - Back on the Air at SIRIUS Satellite Radio and Soaking Up Every Moment - Part 2

After the Radio world was turned upside down following an indecency crackdown spurred on by the infamous Janet Jackson Superbowl stunt, the edgy and successful Bubba The Love Sponge almost immediately was fingered for a fall. It didn't matter how much money his syndicated radio show brought in for his employer, Clear Channel. Something had to give - the F.C.C. had to be appeased. Bubba discusses this issue, Satellite Radio, and others in Part 2 of this exclusive interview. Read more.

BBC Radio 1 Fakes "Dirty Hot Babes"
ManchesterOnline.co.uk reports: "BBC Radio 1 has been criticised after broadcasting fake adverts [advertisements] for sex chatlines...The promotional ads for 'dirty hot babes' offered listeners the chance to take part in a 'two-hour live sex marathon'...In reality, they were trailers for Radio 1's advice programme Sunday Surgery." Full Story.

How to Shut a DJ Up: Make Him Drink This
ChannelNewsAsia.com reports: " Three radio DJs have dropped out of the 70-Hour Radio Gag challenge so far...[which]...involves a special cocktail of lime juice, bittergourd and garlic. The DJ who downs the entire contents of the cup first without making a sound earns another 15 minutes worth of gag time." Full Story.
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* Radio Stunts: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
* A Chronology of Some Classic Radio Hoaxes

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