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Lufkin Radio Station Owner in Trouble

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FilioScotia

I know this isn't a Houston radio story, strictly speaking, but I also know that a lot of people here came up in Lufkin-Nacogdoches radio, and still have friends and connections there. I think that makes it a story of interest to Houston radio folks. That's why I'm providing a link to a story in today's Lufkin Daily News about Stephen Yates' latest run-in with the law.

http://www.lufkindailynews.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/06/23/Yates_arrested.html

I've known Stephen a long time, and he's a nice guy, but he really needs to stop drinking and get control of his life. I hope he doesn't end up doing any serious jail time because of this.
 
Posted this in the Texas board, but I'll do it here again:

Oh wow.

Lets see....

Businesses that advertise with Yates get the newspaper.
Businesses see Yates in the newspaper, arrested for DUI.
Businesses wish not not be associated with that.
Businesses pull their advertising from Yates Broadcasting.
Yates Broadcasting has no money.

... Sadly, I think that's how small-town mentality works!
 
Couldn't disagree more. I grew up in Lufkin and I've lived there off and on over a lot of years, and I'll bet a month's pay it won't affect Yates' stations' ad revenue as much as you might think.

People up there don't pay a lot of attention to the private problems of local radio people. Small town radio has always had its share of drunk DJ's and even station managers and owners, and sometimes they get into the news for being drunks.

Yes it is probable that he'll lose a few advertisers, but I think people in small markets are quick to forgive and forget, especially when it's the son of a local radio broadcasting legend like Stephen Yates' father was.

Stephen will be lucky if he doesn't get some prison time for violating terms of his probation, but whatever happens, and whenever he comes home, I think people in Lufkin will welcome him home and forgive him.

That's because there's not a family in east Texas -- not one -- that doesn't have at least one problem drinker in its midst. People up there can identify with the problem of alcoholism and they sympathise with those who suffer from it. My money is on Stephen.
 
"small town mentality"..... hahaha... Im glad people have that conception. It keeps small towns small... and quiet.


Dude will be fine. We "small-town types" already know each others business anyway, so no big whoop.


its Lufkin, not Amish country.
 
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