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Radio DJ Resigns On-Air

The on air resignation mentioned in a post here was not necessarily a resignation but an on-air statement that he knew would get him fired.

The break in question was aired by DJ Tom Dooley on KHJ in the summer of 1974 as he came out of the song "Rock the Boat" by the Hues Corporation. His statement was basically a slam on Richard Nixon and his accusation that Nixon was responsible for the JFK assasination in 1963 in Dallas. It was a bit out there and according to Charlie Van Dyke, who told me this story, Dooley apparently did the break, cued the engineer to hit the next element, took his headphones off, walked directly out of the building never to return. The engineer segued for a few minutes until another jock could get in the studio and go on the air.

I've got a copy of the aircheck of the break and the interesting thing is not only did he say it, he said "let me repeat" and said it again so there would be no misunderstanding!

He is in Dallas radio these days on Christian radio. An interesting fellow.
 
Chris_Rose said:
No way this was a stunt. Those called out and the company itself are, suffice it to say, aptly named... that little twirp of CEO too!!! Rock on!
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Believe what you want.....it was a stunt and fully scripted.

Do you honestly believe a Rock Jock who would resign on the air would do it without a rash of much more profane words?

You think he'd be scared about not getting a good reference after that - or just resigning on the air isn't enough, lol.

And between the Greaseman death rumors circulated earlier in the week and buzz in the market about "did you hear", it worked like a charm.
 
landtuna said:
I've heard one or two of those impromptu goodbye's over the years and am wondering what effect it might have on future jobs for that DJ?

The DJ is obviously correct that on-air talent isn't treated well at times in this biz but everyone knows that going in, right?

Not sure why this thread is in the New York board as the station in question is apparently in Jacksonville, FL. The departing DJ evidently got replaced by someone called "The Greaseman" who worked there before. Lots of comments on the station web site (WFYV).
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"Someone named 'The Greaseman'"? You don't get out much, do you?
 
It may have been mentioned already, but not too long ago (a year or ago maybe?) there was a posting on Radio-Info where there was a link where a woman DJ quit at a station owned by Clear Channel as well.

Then I remember reading something in Billboard a way long time back where a Radio Announcer quit on air to work at the competing station and finished his shift via cell phone as well.
 
Kabrich said:
Do you honestly believe a Rock Jock who would resign on the air would do it without a rash of much more profane words?
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Actually, yes I do. Just because the man is pissed off at management doesn't mean he wants to compound problems by potentially having the FCC levy fines against him, OR alienate possible future listeners, of which he seems to care very deeply about.

You think he'd be scared about not getting a good reference after that - or just resigning on the air isn't enough, lol.
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Not really. As mentioned in my previous post, "Inetta the Mood setta" ended up getting JOB OFFERS for her resignation. Some people are not dummies. I think the way he did things took class and guts and was by far well-deserved. Sounded like he was getting overlooked for quite some time.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents worth. (Which could dramatically improve some radio stocks right now, lol.) 8)
 
NH Radiochild said:
You think he'd be scared about not getting a good reference after that - or just resigning on the air isn't enough, lol.
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Not really. As mentioned in my previous post, "Inetta the Mood setta" ended up getting JOB OFFERS for her resignation. Some people are not dummies. I think the way he did things took class and guts and was by far well-deserved. Sounded like he was getting overlooked for quite some time.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents worth. (Which could dramatically improve some radio stocks right now, lol.) 8)
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I remember the Inetta resignation. There was also a remix of that resignation floatin' around, too. Check the Alabama section of this board to see if this is still around. Since this occured in 2006, you may have to go deep in that section to get it. I have both the resignation and the remix in my archives.

And, yes, I worked at stations in which on-air talents quit on the air, not to the extent of Inetta and the original subject of this thread, but it's happened. One actually went to a bigger station after quitting on the air - as a salesperson. The other waited until after the 2nd hour of a taped program he was teching started, signed off the program and transmitter logs, turned in the keys and left; leaving the joint unattended for about a half-hour, never to be heard from again.
 
Retro said:
Then I remember reading something in Billboard a way long time back where a Radio Announcer quit on air to work at the competing station and finished his shift via cell phone as well.
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...that was Ron Britain in Chicago, who quit WJMK on the air and appeared via cell phone on WTMX just five minutes later...
 
NH Radiochild said:
Kabrich said:
Do you honestly believe a Rock Jock who would resign on the air would do it without a rash of much more profane words?
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Actually, yes I do. Just because the man is pissed off at management doesn't mean he wants to compound problems by potentially having the FCC levy fines against him, OR alienate possible future listeners, of which he seems to care very deeply about.

You think he'd be scared about not getting a good reference after that - or just resigning on the air isn't enough, lol.
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Not really. As mentioned in my previous post, "Inetta the Mood setta" ended up getting JOB OFFERS for her resignation. Some people are not dummies. I think the way he did things took class and guts and was by far well-deserved. Sounded like he was getting overlooked for quite some time.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents worth. (Which could dramatically improve some radio stocks right now, lol.) 8)
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Goes to prove there are clueless suckers born every minute, especially those, such as yourself, who do not know FCC Indecency Laws.
 
I'm sorry, since when was the word "bitch" considered indecent by the general populace? As much as you might find it offensive, I believe the FCC's indecency laws also say something about being in violation of "community standards"? Admittedly, since big papa government was supposedly cracking the whip on such issues after some error in judgement at a half-time show, it was reported you could get away with a lot less, and yes, corporations really tightened the leash in a lot of areas, (which is entirely their right to do).

I'm not advocating foul mouths here, but there's a line and by her uttering that one phrase, she didn't cross it. :-\

Should I even mention the outcome of the judgment levied upon CBS for the infamous breast exposure? :mad:

Clueless suckers, eh? Sounds like you have an axe to grind over her (then) sudden popularity over the issue. I guess Bob Rivers must be one of those clueless suckers. (Who by the way, suggests in his site that they can maintain a successful show even without being shock-jocks.) So, if the Bob Rivers show is, by nature, not a shock-jock show, and the FCC agrees and allows the show freedom from fines reinforcing that idea, how is it that he's able to rerun the clip again? ???
 
An on-air resignation happened here in Boise around 91'-92' during the CHR/Top 40 wars between then KF95 and Magic 93.1. I can't remember the jock (I think it was "The Real Deal" Mike Neil who eventually moved on to Denver) but the person at KF95 quit on the air, left the station and drove to Magic to take over the night time guys shift that night. It was a huge deal.

I think this guys resignation is legit. Some suits are just plain stupid.
 
The Dude said:
TheBigA said:
The bad news is this guy will never work again.
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Maybe not there but someone else might see the good in him and want to hire him :)
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And maybe another station WILL hire him. I know of jocks who have gotten BETTER radio jobs after being fired from other stations for, among other things, punching out staffers - that's right, as in physical battery punishable by prison time; so what the jock in question as well as Inetta did was nothing more than an updated 21st Century version of the Howard Beale "I'm mad as hell" speech made famous by Peter Finch in "Network" by comparison.
 
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