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jimmy
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I am listening to the Drew Marioni show. He mentioned a radio station that was having a contest, and giving a prize to the winner, of who had the most abortions. That is sick. How could anyone be so sick?
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Giannawannabe
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Oh my. This is the lowest of the low. I hope this Drew person is run off the air. Is there an address or email address in order to send our complaints. This is absolutely horrifying. Jesus have Mercy on this man’s soul.
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jimmy
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No, Drew Marriani is not the one having the contest. He mentioned another radio station that was having it. I don’t know an adress to the actual station that did this.
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StratusRose
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Drew Mariani is on Relevant Radio, a Catholic radio station, he’s awesome. (And very handsome!)
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kaymart
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Everyday I think the human race can’t get any lower, then they shock us yet again. sick sick sick:banghead:
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Rand_Al_Thor
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I should go “Benedictine Rule” on this guy (Benedict said with some people talking doesnt do any good; sometimes you have to give them a good smacking).
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catsrus
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What is the pupose of the FCC these days? Do they do anything? Are they even in existence anymore?
I remember when a record using the word “hell” was banned from being played.
How far we have fallen.
I remember when a record using the word “hell” was banned from being played.
How far we have fallen.
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ElizabethAnne
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There is a clip and some information on the website for the Family Research Council.
frc.org/get.cfm?i=NW05E01
frc.org/get.cfm?i=NW05E01
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StratusRose
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That was Elliot! I cannot STAND that guy! I used to listen to him on the way to work but stopped when he was talking about eating placentas. He is SUCH a jerk. I won’t even turn the station on to DC101 in the mornings.
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LGeoffroy
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FYI:
From Anne Newman of Operation Outcry:
Silent No More (www.operationoutcry.org):
"Earlier this week [of May 15, 2005], shock jock Elliot Segal of Washington, DC’s radio station DC101 decided it would be hilarious to hold a contest with a prize for the listener who had the most abortions. While this contest was disgusting by its very nature, the offense was compounded because he held the competition on public airwaves during early morning hours, when people are driving to work and bringing their children to school. The ‘contest’ featured at least one potential statutory rape, two medical assaults and a number of callers proud of the children they had aborted.
From Anne Newman of Operation Outcry:
Silent No More (www.operationoutcry.org):
"Earlier this week [of May 15, 2005], shock jock Elliot Segal of Washington, DC’s radio station DC101 decided it would be hilarious to hold a contest with a prize for the listener who had the most abortions. While this contest was disgusting by its very nature, the offense was compounded because he held the competition on public airwaves during early morning hours, when people are driving to work and bringing their children to school. The ‘contest’ featured at least one potential statutory rape, two medical assaults and a number of callers proud of the children they had aborted.
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jimmy
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These degenerates are sick.
They should be stuck in a maximum security prison with the other murderers in this country.
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Christian4life
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He is just a shock jock. What do you expect from these people…they think foursomes are funny.
What really worries me are all the callers!
What really worries me are all the callers!
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Mom_of_one
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The callers concern me too. Just think, now people think it’s cool to brag about and get prizes for the number of children you’ve murdered! These women must be so deep in denial that they will go insane when the truth hits them.
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Mom_of_one
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Clear Channel Radio is the parent company of this radio station. We need to be calling that company and protesting vigorously. I will get what info I can(web address/phone numbers) and post ASAP.
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Mom_of_one
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Mom_of_one
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tcay584
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Momofone:
I emailed and expressed my sadness at this level of depravity. Wonder how many words over two syllables they’ll actually understand. Not too surprised though, Clear Channel here in south Florida broadcasts some pretty raunchy stuff.
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MonicaC
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Thank you mom,
for the email address I too sent an email, and I am encouraging everyone to do the same. Maybe if enough people write in our voices will be heard. Lets hope!
for the email address I too sent an email, and I am encouraging everyone to do the same. Maybe if enough people write in our voices will be heard. Lets hope!
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kevinfraser
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Let’s not forget something here, folks. Western culture equates license=freedom. Worst sin is to get caught.
You can contact the chain all you want.
You need to hit them between the wallet flaps, and here’s how.
#1. First of all, snail-mail your complaint to the station manager of DC101. Law requires him to respond to your request in a timely manner. Big trouble otherwise. Even if he gets 5,000 complaints by registered mail…
#2. Call the FCC and demand the log recording of DC101 for the hours in question. Go through that recording and list out ALL THE ADVERTISERS. Repeat step #1 with ALL THE ADVERTISERS. Believe me, nobody on the far end of those letters will be cool with it. Thank God shareholders and Boards don’t like controversy.
#3. CC your congressman on everything.
#4. Hook this all up with our evangelical brothers and sisters. You good folks copy?
Don’t waste your time contacting Clear Channel, they probably have an entire call centre somewhere filled with abject apology specialists who will stay on the phone apologizing to you in tearful solidarity for as long as you want to pay for the call. They’ll just transfer you there.
Clear channel is about one thing: MONEY. Nothing else. Why else do you think they permitted this guy to make murdering innocent babies into a BIT? Letters and LOTS of them to the advertisers and the congress.
Virtually none of that stuff is live anymore, it was all put together in advance, even if only a little while in advance. Which is what makes me even MADDER about this. There was a whole chain of command that could have said no, gone with a plan B instead and decided this was the ‘best’ choice.
The mike monkey gets approvals first because everything on a drive-in show is strategic in a market the size of DC. The mike monkey, is of course, JUST a mike monkey. As with all captive monkeys, they toss him a couple of bananas every day to make him fidget less.
The advertisers, folks, the advertisers. They can speak the only phrase Clear Channel will ever respond to: “advertising contract renewal declined due to listener objections.” Advertisers are a lot more skittish than you might think. They have more shareholders than Clear Channel.
And if you don’t hit the advertisers, Clear Channel will just be concerned that all the names are spelled correctly in any press you help to generate, is all.
Sorry to be this blunt, but Clear Channel does not care about morality, they care about advertising dollars. You want to get their attention, you have to threaten their advertisers. Nothing else will make a dent.
In commercial radio, it’s all about the commercials. Advertising = Oxygen. You want to pinch off Clear Channel’s Oxygen supply. Really really hard.
THE MONKEY IS NOT THE FOCUS. THE ADVERTISERS ARE!
St. Benedict, pray for us to learn how and when to slap upside of heads in charity.
You can contact the chain all you want.
You need to hit them between the wallet flaps, and here’s how.
#1. First of all, snail-mail your complaint to the station manager of DC101. Law requires him to respond to your request in a timely manner. Big trouble otherwise. Even if he gets 5,000 complaints by registered mail…
#2. Call the FCC and demand the log recording of DC101 for the hours in question. Go through that recording and list out ALL THE ADVERTISERS. Repeat step #1 with ALL THE ADVERTISERS. Believe me, nobody on the far end of those letters will be cool with it. Thank God shareholders and Boards don’t like controversy.
#3. CC your congressman on everything.
#4. Hook this all up with our evangelical brothers and sisters. You good folks copy?
Don’t waste your time contacting Clear Channel, they probably have an entire call centre somewhere filled with abject apology specialists who will stay on the phone apologizing to you in tearful solidarity for as long as you want to pay for the call. They’ll just transfer you there.
Clear channel is about one thing: MONEY. Nothing else. Why else do you think they permitted this guy to make murdering innocent babies into a BIT? Letters and LOTS of them to the advertisers and the congress.
Virtually none of that stuff is live anymore, it was all put together in advance, even if only a little while in advance. Which is what makes me even MADDER about this. There was a whole chain of command that could have said no, gone with a plan B instead and decided this was the ‘best’ choice.
The mike monkey gets approvals first because everything on a drive-in show is strategic in a market the size of DC. The mike monkey, is of course, JUST a mike monkey. As with all captive monkeys, they toss him a couple of bananas every day to make him fidget less.
The advertisers, folks, the advertisers. They can speak the only phrase Clear Channel will ever respond to: “advertising contract renewal declined due to listener objections.” Advertisers are a lot more skittish than you might think. They have more shareholders than Clear Channel.
And if you don’t hit the advertisers, Clear Channel will just be concerned that all the names are spelled correctly in any press you help to generate, is all.
Sorry to be this blunt, but Clear Channel does not care about morality, they care about advertising dollars. You want to get their attention, you have to threaten their advertisers. Nothing else will make a dent.
In commercial radio, it’s all about the commercials. Advertising = Oxygen. You want to pinch off Clear Channel’s Oxygen supply. Really really hard.
THE MONKEY IS NOT THE FOCUS. THE ADVERTISERS ARE!
St. Benedict, pray for us to learn how and when to slap upside of heads in charity.
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Mom_of_one
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Excellent suggestions, but what about ratings? I know that some of us here on this forum listen to secular music radio stations and have family/friends who also listen. letting them know that ratings will drop if they don’t clean up their act would be a good incentive, don’t you think?
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