January 18, 2003
Manchester, England's Key 103 Radio station was reprimanded by The Radio Authority after holding a sweepstakes where listeners could win 500 British Pounds cash by guessing when Myra Hindley would die.
February 7, 2003
Rick Roddam from rock station KRZR, Fresno, California, caused a commotion when he had a blow-up doll delivered to a local politician who had been stopped in a red-light district. The recipient was not amused and call the California Highway Patrol who showed up at the station. No arrests, just an embarassed politician.
April 29, 2003
Cleveland, Ohio DJ, Shane French, told his listeners he had tied a cat to helium balloons and kept the stunt going for two hours. Outraged listeners called the cops. The cops visited the Radio station and convinced French to 'fess up and announce it was a hoax.
May 23, 2003
A Garden Grove, California woman and mother of six went to jail for playing her radio too loud. Shawna Enyart was tossed in the pokey for 10 days because she refused to lower the volume, which neighbors say was so loud it was rattling their windows.
July 1, 2003
In Albany, New York, a man was convicted of trying to electrocute his girlfriend by throwing a radio and hairdryer into her bubble bath. A circuit breaker saved her life. He faced up to 3 years in prison.
July 9, 2003
Dennis Jordan, known as "T Bone" on 98.9 The Rock, Kansas City, was arrested for public nudity and disorderly conduct. T Bone taped 100 Powerball tickets to his body and stood along the highway, allowing listeners to take them off him. By the time the cops arrived, he was only covered by about 15 tickets.
