1. Radio Trade Magazine Rescinds Lifetime Award to Bob Grant
Friday January 18, 2008
Bob Grant, a pioneer in talk radio, became embroiled in a controversy. Newsmax.com says: "...Radio & Records magazine decided against awarding him a lifetime achievement award after receiving an e-mail that recalled remarks he made back in the 1990s."
Nydailynews.com added: "After R&R issued a statement saying only that it had reconsidered Grant's 'body of work,' there was widespread speculation that e-mails quoting some of his past remarks may have triggered the magazine's embarrassing pullback." More...
2. Steve Dahl Nixes 'Win a Date With Drew Peterson' Radio Contest
Thursday January 24, 2008
Chicagotribune.com reported: "[Drew Peterson's]...lawyer's on-air suggestion during a surprise phone call he and his client made Wednesday to Steve Dahl's Chicago radio show that they stage a 'Win a Date With Drew' contest on Dahl's WJMK-FM 104.3 program Thursday morning has been nixed." More...
3. Man Didn't Like Song Selections, Torched Radio Station
Wednesday January 30, 2008
According to chron.com: "A volunteer at a community radio station set fire to the station because he was upset that his song selections for an overnight Internet broadcast were changed, police said." Paul Webster Feinstein, 24, was arrested on an arson charge for a fire on January 5 that caused $300,000 in damages. The target of his disaffection was KOOP which is heard on 91.7 FM. More...
4. Former Radio Payola Crusader Governor Eliot Spitzer in Prostitution Scandal
Monday March 10, 2008
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer - a crusader against payola in the Radio and recording industries – became embroiled in a scandal involving a prostitution scandal.
Prior to becoming Governor, Spitzer pursued payola connections between record companies and radio stations and successfully forced several large players to change the way they do business while brokering agreements including hefty fines and modified business behavior. More...
5. Be Careful When You Call a Radio Show - Someone Might Hear
Thursday March 20, 2008
Yes: someone might hear - and your voice might be recognized. According to theglobeandmail.com: "An adviser to Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien resigned Wednesday after he used a fake name when he called a local talk radio show to defend an unpopular snow removal tax proposed by O'Brien. David Gibbons was the mayor's community liaison officer and special assistant until it was discovered that he called a CFRA talk show and identified himself as 'Tom.'" More...
