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Maybe they shouldn't keep callers on hold so long

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From The Sun UK (Yes, I know Rupert Murdoch owns it.)
<blockquote>Radio caller dies on show

By GUY PATRICK

A RADIO chat host rushed to the home of a regular caller after he fell silent on air — and found him dead beside his phone.

DJ Pete Price abandoned his phone-in show after 60-year-old Terry Watts suddenly stopped talking during a live debate.

He leapt in a taxi after a worried neighbour gave him Terry’s address and sped to his Liverpool home.

But he arrived to find him slumped in a chair.

It is thought he had suffered a heart attack.

Pete, 50, rang his studio from the scene and told listeners the tragic news — but was too upset to continue his show. ... </blockquote>
Link to full story (also check out Page 3):
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006010125,00.html

Now the lawyers will get involved. Talk show hosts not allowed to yell at or upset callers. Callers required to sign releases before going on.
 
Sounds like a case for Columbo

>
Radio host kills his nemessis caller the night before. He edits old calls from the victim and sets up a machine to automatically call him while the show is on the air. He knows the police will not respond and this gives him an alibi.

Columbo solves the murder.
 
Re: Sounds like a case for Columbo

> >
> Radio host kills his nemessis caller the night before. He
> edits old calls from the victim and sets up a machine to
> automatically call him while the show is on the air. He
> knows the police will not respond and this gives him an
> alibi.
>
> Columbo solves the murder.
>
Was it Columbo? I know I've seen that plot on some similar show, but I couldn't remember which it was.
 
Re: Sounds like a case for Columbo

> > >
> > Radio host kills his nemessis caller the night before.
> He
> > edits old calls from the victim and sets up a machine to
> > automatically call him while the show is on the air. He
> > knows the police will not respond and this gives him an
> > alibi.
> >
> > Columbo solves the murder.
> >
> Was it Columbo? I know I've seen that plot on some similar
> show, but I couldn't remember which it was.
>
dick van dyke did a variation on the theme on diagnosis murder.--david5258
 
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