Tuesday September 8, 2009
It appears two radio towers in Everett, Washington were toppled by an eco-terrorist group. A neighbor who called 911 told the dispatcher someone attacked the towers with a bulldozer. According to breitbart.com: "A sign bearing the letters ELF was found near the towers, said Andy Skotdal, general manager of KRKO Radio in Everett, about 25 miles north of Seattle. The Earth Liberation Front is a loose collection of radical environmentalists that has claimed responsibility for dozens of attacks since the 1990s." Read More.
4. BBC Radio Star Admits: Behavior Was Outrageous and Delusional
Tuesday September 15, 2009
Chris Evans, who will take over the Radio 2 breakfast show from Sir Terry Wogan when he leaves next year, admits in his autobiography that, "...his behaviour while on Radio 1 [w]as 'outrageous' and 'delusional' and added he had 'lost all perspective'." He admits: "I knew that for the first time in my career I had really messed up. I should have known better," according to a news item from the online version of BBC News. Read More.
3. See Glenn Beck as a 'Morning Zoo' Radio Host in the 1980s
Tuesday September 22, 2009
A 1986 YouTube clip of a TV ad for the Y95/Phoenix "Morning Zoo" featuring Glenn Beck and Tim Hattrick is getting a lot of exposure. It's also garnering a lot of disdain from Beck critics. Animalnewyork.com writes: "If by chance you thought that there was no way you could possibly loathe Glenn Beck any more than you already do, wait until you hear him speaking in his radio DJ voice." Huffingtonpost.com quotes Beck's former partner, Hattrick, as saying: "...he was great at being a grandstanding, pompous idiot and shaking the brushes for attention." Read more, see the video.
2. Jon Gosselin Prices Himself Out of Radio Appearance
Thursday October 22, 2009
Radio shows are always looking for a way to draw attention to themselves. So, when the MJ Morning Show at 93.3 FLZ in Tampa offered Jon Gosselin "...two first class round trip plane tickets, limo service and a 'first class' hotel room..." to act as a guest host for one morning his rep asked for an appearance fee in the "10 - 12K range" according to tmz.com. Tmz.com says: "The radio host tells us he 'fell out of his chair'..." Read More.
1. Jury Awards $16.5 Mil in Radio Station Contest Death
Friday October 30, 2009
The verdict is in on at least one radio station's stunt: $16.5 million. That's how much a Sacramento County jury awarded the family of Jennifer Strange, the 28-year-old woman who died after taking part in KDND-FM's water drinking contest. Jurors found Entercom Sacramento LLC (owned by Entercom Communications Corp.) liable for the death. Read More.
