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More Radio Stunts Gone Bad (cont.)

June 18, 2003:

Enrique Santos and Joe Ferrero of WXDJ-FM come back with a new prank as they fool Fidel Castro on the phone, pretending to be Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Castro got pissed.

July 1, 2003:

An Albany, New York man tries to electocute his girlfriend by throwing a radio and a hair dryer into her bubble bath. No, not really a Radio promotion but....a great promo for "shock" jocks....(ugh!)

July 6, 2003:

In East Dublin, Georgia, thousands attend the 7th Annual Redneck Games, sponsored by Country formatted, WQZY-FM which included: Bobbin' for pigs feet, hubcap hurlin', and belly floppin' into a mud pit. Oh, the humanity...

July 8, 2003:

Miami talk show host, Neil Rogers at WQAM, 560-AM, informed his audience that Congresswoman "Katherine Harris is dead!". Nope. Wrongo! While he was reporting it, she was live on CSPAN. Stunt? Hoax? We may never know. Rogers refused to comment on it after it was pointed out she was still breathing.

July 9, 2003:

"T-Bone" (aka Dennis Jordan) from 98.9 "The Rock", in Kansas City, taped 100 Powerball lottery tickets to his body and then stood in the median of a local highway. He then encouraged listeners to stop and take tickets off him. He was arrested for public nudity and disorderly conduct.

As you can see, July has been an especially busy month in Radio....

August 1, 2003:

Shock Jock "Fat Boy" from 105.5 in Jacksonville, North Carolina resigned after a stunt went sour. He sent a show member known as "Waffleman" covered in mud to ring doorsbells at the homes of rich folks, requesting permission to use their shower. The cops got involved, residents complained, the station wanted to suspend him but "Fat Boy" just took the black capsule.

December 1, 2003:

John Praise, the morning guy at WBAB, 102.3 FM, announced to his listeners that "there is no Santa Claus". Naturally, some people were pretty upset - mostly parents of young children who might have heard it. After a couple of days of angry complaints, the station has finally apologized.

- Corey Deitz

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