Should “reputable” NY radio stations be running incessant infomercials and commercials for Dr. Lederman when he is a Medicare fraudster? https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/p...ion-settle-claims-defrauding-medicare-program
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Radio “star” Dr. Lederman
- Thread starter Lee Linwood
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Apparently, the fraud charge has been settled. If the settlement does not prohibit advertising, the stations are free to air the infomercials.
Still, if It was my decision, I'd not accept the ads.
Still, if It was my decision, I'd not accept the ads.
If his radio show was about ways to defraud Medicare, you'd have a point. But it's not.
The station runs the show at 5AM and 11PM Sundays. Not exactly prime time. And the station clearly states that the program is a paid commercial, and the station isn't responsible for claims made by the program. Everything is done legally. It's up to listeners to do their due diligence. That apples to anything.
The station runs the show at 5AM and 11PM Sundays. Not exactly prime time. And the station clearly states that the program is a paid commercial, and the station isn't responsible for claims made by the program. Everything is done legally. It's up to listeners to do their due diligence. That apples to anything.
Is Lederman’s malpractice legal, too? https://www.silive.com/eastshore/2010/05/jury_finds_malpractice_not_wro.html
Once again, that's not the issue of the radio show, is it?
He's not an employee of the station, and the station runs a disclaimer. If you have an issue about him, you can complain to the station, the FTC and the FCC. But you can bet their lawyers have already had this discussion before taking his money.
Reminds me of the George Carlin joke: Somewhere is the world’s worst doctor, and, tomorrow, someone has an appointment with him.
And, radio will help bring them together.
Reminds me of one too: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Shows like this one make it possible for the station to hire its regular talk hosts and news staff.
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The bigger picture is a radio industry facing more fierce competition than ever and a millennial audience that generally would not hold in high regard a radio show, and radio ads, featuring a doctor who defrauded Medicare and who is guilty of malpractice. As for radio news staffs, who today obtains the news from radio?
@ LeeLinwood. I'm reminded of another, probably older gag. That's the one where the question is, 'What do you call the person who graduates with the worst grades in medical school?'
Why, 'Doctor', of course.
I'm guessing that the overwhelming percentage of these such shows are on the Antiquated Modulation dial. But AM has other problems .... noise levels .... electric costs for directional shoehorns .... a dearth of pop music of any kind except for local markets : Good Lord -- I own three of the finest AM/SW radios in existence, both old and new ones. The dial on any of them in the day (and often at night) is a swarming typhoon of static. All I can get are locals!
The Short Wave dial of the 60's and 70's was far more entertaining. The AM dial of 2019 already had become the new Short Wave band a decade ago, only with tons of discouraging modern static. If Lederman can continue his show's quest (whatever it is) in the face of declining annual listenership, and within the law, how or why should anyone care? There's an on-off switch, a volume control and a tuning knob.
Why, 'Doctor', of course.
I'm guessing that the overwhelming percentage of these such shows are on the Antiquated Modulation dial. But AM has other problems .... noise levels .... electric costs for directional shoehorns .... a dearth of pop music of any kind except for local markets : Good Lord -- I own three of the finest AM/SW radios in existence, both old and new ones. The dial on any of them in the day (and often at night) is a swarming typhoon of static. All I can get are locals!
The Short Wave dial of the 60's and 70's was far more entertaining. The AM dial of 2019 already had become the new Short Wave band a decade ago, only with tons of discouraging modern static. If Lederman can continue his show's quest (whatever it is) in the face of declining annual listenership, and within the law, how or why should anyone care? There's an on-off switch, a volume control and a tuning knob.
Fun fact: Hospitalization is among the leading causes of death.
Radio stations running Lederman’s infomercials are basically saying they have no respect for their own reputations nor for the listeners http://nymag.com/nymetro/health/features/10817/
If stations take commercials from any entity in the same field as Lederman, they open themselves to a discriminatory practice suit.
In other words, if you take ads from one car maker, you have to take ads from all car makers. You can't make a personal call that you won't take ads from one particular kind of car, unless you want a potential lawsuit.
Radio stations are not in the business of judging which clients are nicer than others. As long as an advertiser is legally entitled to conduct business, and as long as the station does not have a policy against all such businesses (for example, no liquor over 20 proof or no pot shops or no abortion clinics) which is uniformly enforced, it is hard to say that one advertiser can have what another can't.
Ironic that Salem, a “Christian” media company, runs Lederman’s infomercials on am970. So much for Christian values!
If you read the article, it appears that there is, as one commentator says, jealosy in regards to the doctor's abilities and sincerity.
In any case, this is not about Salem's values; it is about not arbitrarily discriminating against clients if other advertisers in the same category are accepted.
Lederman doesn’t have a patented protocol for cancer treatment It’s hype and marketing.
Radio stations banning infomercials by a doctor guilty of medical malpractice and Medicare fraud would be a public service.
Have you informed the station directly of your views? Maybe sent them a detailed letter?
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