Category: Stunts

Will Illinois governor get his own radio show?

By Steve, January 22, 2009 8:35 am

Associated Press: A Chicago radio station is offering embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich a new job. During a show early Thursday, the program director at WLS-AM announced that if Blagojevich resigns, the station will offer him his own weekly radio program from noon to 2 p.m. on Sundays. Program director Bob Shomper said the station is asking the governor to spare the state the embarrassment and expense of forcibly removing him from office.

Obama FM in Ireland

By Steve, January 20, 2009 8:09 pm

“As millions of people gather in Washington DC to see Barack Obama sworn in as America’s 44th president, Obama mania has reached a crescendo in County Offaly. A radio station in Moneygall has changed its name to Obama FM to celebrate the soon-to-be president’s ancestral connection with the area.”

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Radio station apologizes for “When will Britney end it?” stunt

By Steve, October 4, 2007 10:25 am

A Detroit radio station has apologized after a disk jockey advertised a contest to determine when Britney Spears would commit suicide. “When will Britney end it?” listeners were asked on the Web and the Tuesday night radio show hosted by DJ Big Boy on Channel 955, according to a story in the Detroit News. “If you can guess the exact day that Britney dies, whether it’s from drugs or however she dies, if you’re right, we’ll give you a thousand bucks,” the News quoted DJ Big Boy as saying. More from FoxNews.com.

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