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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
Two Missouri radio show personalities were suspended for an unspecified period of time for suggesting the on-camera murder of two Virginia TV journalists was a hoax intended to increase support for stronger gun laws.
Joe Rios, the host of call-in show "Cracker Barrel," and Rick Masters, his telephone screener, made the...
A popular Winston-Salem North Carolina morning radio show is off the air after the station said two of its members were suspended for a "physical altercation."
107.5 WKZL posted on its Facebook page that Jared Pyke and Jason Goodman (pictured) of "Jared and Katie in the Morning" were suspended indefinitely,...
Actors from the new Fantastic Four film walked out of an interview with a pair of Atlanta radio personalities when the two DJs insisted on asking rude, inappropriate questions.
According to BuzzFeed, actors Jamie Bell (Thing), Kate Mara (Susan Storm) and Michael B. Jordan (The Human Torch) became...
Hundreds of divers and snorkelers took to the sea to listen to a local radio station’s four-hour broadcast in the ocean at Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Staged by radio station WWUS and the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce, the festival encouraged coral reef protection and environmentally responsible diving. The event took place at Looe...
A Danish radio host, Asger Juhl, (pictured) got himself in serious trouble after allegedly killing a 9-week-old bunny named Allen during a live broadcast on Radio24syv.
Juhl said he killed the rabbit, which was considered a pet, with three strikes to its head with a bike pump, claiming the death was a statement to those...
A lawsuit has been filed against iHeartmedia.inc. (previously Clear Channel), over what the complaint terms "unauthorized text messages" sent to consumers' cell phones by the company's radio stations.
In the complaint, styled as a class action, the network is...
The unbelievable moment was captured on 612 ABC Brisbane just after 9.30pm when a woman called to discuss her hair pin collection.
The woman was heard discussing her collection when she was interrupted by two men yelling and swearing.
Host David Curnow (pictured) quickly put the call on hold, unsure of what had just...
U.S. regulatory body the FCC has hit iHeartCommunications with a $1 million fine for airing a false emergency alert during the broadcast of the nationally syndicated “The Bobby Bones Show.”
The FCC said that the false alert was heard on iHeartRadio’s station in WSIX-FM in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 24. The FCC said that Bones, while...
An unsuspecting caller to a Dublin radio station admitted to having four one-night stands - but had no idea a friend of his wife would be listening.
A caller to Dublin's Niall Boylan Show, named Michael, contributed to a...
MoreFM listeners were treated to a reportedly expletive-filled rant when co-host Joe Cotton (pictured) didn't realise audio from her microphone was live.
The rant was described by a listener as "foul mouthed" after it aired at 7pm on Tuesday.
One listener said: "Joe was unaware her microphone was still on and...
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