With today's startling news that South Carolina's Governor, Mark Sanford, has been carrying on an extramarital affair - it's worth noting the Radio has often been a place for confessions. (Right: Tom Leykis Once Received a Murder Confession On-Air.)
Wikipedia notes Confessions was a popular BBC Radio 1 show in the early 1990s. Host Simon Mayo - or "Father Mayo" would respond to confessions written in by listeners. "The "confessions" were often humorous and sometimes a little lacking in taste or scruple," writes Wikipedia.
In November 2006, talk show host Tom Leykis received a murder confession on-air. Someone named "Sue" called into his program and confessed and bragged about murdering the father of her child.
In October 2004, ITV.com reported: "A hit-and-run driver who left a 16-year-old boy fighting for his life has apparently confessed on a radio phone-in show to mowing the teenager down. The mystery caller told the shocked talkSPORT radio presenter he later washed the boy's blood from the front of his car."
Sometimes, the anonymous aspect of calling in to a radio show is a powerful incentive for listeners who have secret burdens.
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