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MOST BIZARRE RADIO TRADE-OUTS ... NEW KNEES???

T

The Flash

After Boortz gets his much-publicized knee replacement surgery, suddenly there are spots on WSB-AM for knee-replacement technology. This is the most unusual radio trade-out I've ever heard!

"Sorry, Neal ... we can't give you a bonus this year ... how about a KNEE? ... with maybe a coccyx to be named later?

EVERY station has barter commercials for limousines, apartment complexes and restaurants.

And you can't run a REAL sports talk station without ads for strip clubs!!! ;D

I'd love to hear the weirdest trade/barter deals you've encountered in radio ... post away!!!

And anytime you can include the word "Coccyx" in a post, it should count DOUBLE!
 
This is why I left radio for IT. I earn this thing called money. I can exchange money for things like rent at a nice apartment or a meal at a posh restaurant. Money can also be used at strip joints! And for health care that I can't buy, there's this crazy thing called health insurance. For more information about these things, listen to Clark Howard and/or Dave Ramsey.
 
OutOfTheBiz said:
I once worked for an owner who traded a boob job for his wife.

I'm sure he's not the only one, either.
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When you think about it...if I could have a pair of hooters and trade in my wife for it, I would do it too. I know if i had a pair I would never get any work done.
 
I thought I had pulled off a good one when I traded out the limo service for my wedding. But a former co-worker one upped me when he traded out a dating service for himself. He ended up marrying one of his dates, so I guess you could say he traded out sex!
 
That's one of the reasons I quit listening to Boortz - if it wasn't his condo in Florida or his airplane he was talking about then it was a damn commercial he was doing trying to shove something down our throats and fatten his wallet - typical lawyer! Even his board op is doing endorsements! My God, what has radio come to?
 
amitherightcaller said:
That's one of the reasons I quit listening to Boortz - if it wasn't his condo in Florida or his airplane he was talking about then it was a damn commercial he was doing trying to shove something down our throats and fatten his wallet - typical lawyer! Even his board op is doing endorsements! My God, what has radio come to?
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Exactly the same reasons I stopped listening to Boortz.
 
Having worked with the King of Barter, Metro Traffic, I have seen quite a few.

The most bizarre, we traded out one of our sales reps adopted daughter. We paid all the attorney's fees (he handled the hospital fees) through ROS :30's and :60's. Funny thing, honest to g-d; after we ran all his air time, he wanted to know if we had any other reps interested.

Anybody care to top this one?
 
OMG! Traded out a daughter? Too funny! One thing I have to give Boortz props for is how is how he gets away with using Cox' station to promote all his crap. It's tough to tell whcih comes first these days- being a host, being an author, being an event promoter. Hannity and the rest of the right-wing jerks all do the same thing. Yet another reason radio sucks and is sinking fast. :mad:
 
Adgirl said:
One thing I have to give Boortz props for is how is how he gets away with using Cox' station to promote all his crap. It's tough to tell whcih comes first these days- being a host, being an author, being an event promoter.
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Makes me wonder how much "comp" Boortz is getting for his trip to London this week...

Speaking of Boortz' knees... Last month at the Talkers Magazine convention in New York, Boortz (via satellite) showed an actual piece of his femur up to the camera which was removed during his knee surgery. Needless to say, the crowd was - ummm, quite amused, to say the least.
 
Let's start at the beginning, the Kent card was by far the wildest trade out deal in the city for a little while. Limos, food, clubs, goods, you name it and a :15 second spot later it was yours. Then there's my first wedding, all taken care of in Key West including the reception back home, too bad the divorce wasn't trade out as well. Oh did I mention the bachelor party, with golf, bus ride, hotel, (an entire floor) and of course all the Budweiser we could drink. Then there's my new set of choppers, ahhh the Hollywood smile for the cost of writing a commercial or two. I know there's this thing called money but how nice to pocket the money for other goodies while enjoying the world of trade in radio.
 
This is a great thread.

Let's see...got a year's worth of brake service, tire rotations and oil changes (and a free set of tires) from one of your popular local tire places. A colonic...And an airplane ride in one of those old WW2 dogfighter planes.
 
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