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Regular radioinfo contributor Ian MacRae posts industry news that comes into the categories of rumour, gossip, scandal and radio people behaving badly. Macca encourages you to submit anything you think fits and is keen to receive any feedback on stuff you see here. You can contact him at ian@allaboutradio.net
Radio presenter gives birth live on air
A US radio presenter has given birth live on air.
Cassiday Proctor, who presents a morning show on a local station in St. Louis, intentionally broadcast the labour and Cesarean section to her listeners.
After she went into labour the station worked with the hospital to follow her movements.
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25 February 2018
Bad news for Southern Sudan station – Good News Radio off air for weeks.
Rumbek Catholic Radio, Radio Good News, has been off air due to transmitter failure.,
The managing director for Radio Good News 89.0 FM in Western Lakes State, Luka Di Gumwil, said the station has been off air for close to two weeks but a new transmitter will soon be purchased by partners, particularly USAID VISTAS/AECOM.
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04 February 2018
Bubba the Love Sponge is back on Tampa radio
Radio host Bubba “The Love Sponge” Clem is once again heard in Tampa.
Clem, who lives in St. Petersburg, landed at WWBA-AM 820 after Beasley Broadcast Group’s WBRN-FM 98.7 said in December 2016 it would no longer broadcast his show in the Tampa Bay area following a ratings-tampering lawsuit filed against him by Nielsen.
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04 February 2018
DJ found guilty of groping Taylor Swift lands Mississippi radio job
David Mueller, the radio DJ found guilty of groping Taylor Swift, (pictured with you-know-who) has received a new job co-hosting a morning show in Mississippi. Mueller, who previously went by the pseudonym "Jackson," will now appear on-air as "Stonewall Jackson" and co-host "Jackson and Jonbob" on 92.7 KIX.
Mueller...
04 February 2018
BBC presenter making comeback four years after indecent assault conviction
Dave Lee Travis, best known for appearing on TV’s Top of the Pops and having a BBC Radio One show, was initially arrested in 2012 as part of the Operation Yewtree inquiry, itself started following the Jimmy Savile scandal.
Speaking to the UK Mirror, Travis announced his return to “radio”, fronting a two-hour weekend...
04 February 2018
Couple win a baby on radio show
A couple in Florida is overjoyed after winning a baby through a radio contest.
Anthony and Krista Rivera were one of 35 couples who entered the B103.9 competition in Lee County, Florida. The prize: a free round of in vitro fertilization (IVF).
The Riveras had very little hope of getting pregnant. Anthony was diagnosed...
16 December 2017
BBC radio presenter under investigation after groping female colleagues
The BBC is reportedly investigating one of its radio presenters after he allegedly groped a number of female colleagues.
The employee, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is said to have sexually harassed at least eight members of staff. It has been claimed that he would approach the women from behind before putting his hand up their skirts ‘to feel...
29 October 2017
India’s first LGBTQ radio show
Outspoken Indian gay rights activist Harish Iyer (pictured) is the host of "Gaydio," the first radio show dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in India, where homosexuality is a taboo and gay sex can be punished with up to 10 years in jail.
Iyer, 38, says: "As an activist, it is in my DNA to stand up for a cause. You hear heart-...
16 August 2017
Old time radio returns
Kansas Radio Theatre is a new comedy and music radio program with a live audience airing on more than 10 radio stations across the U.S. state.
The hour-long show includes family-friendly skits, music, and a variety of local and national talent.
Ray Wills, the show's producer says: "I don't think people in Kansas...
07 August 2017
UK Muslim radio station broadcasts lectures calling for holy war
Iman FM transmitted 25 hours of sermons from Anwar Al-Awlaki (pictured), a hate preacher killed by a US drone strike in 2011.
A complaint was made to Ofcom, which has suspended the Sheffield-based station's licence.
The watchdog said the material 'amounted to a direct call to action to members of the Muslim community to prepare for and...
09 July 2017
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