Disgruntled Ex Employee

Lord knows I have had my share of bad decisions and regrets in my career. This particular one had to do with a jock I hired whom had little experience.  When I first hired this woman she convinced me that she was devoted to her craft and working to get better.  She had a level head and came off as hungry to move up in this business. Fast forward a year and this girl was not the same person whom I had hired.  Yes, she had grown exceptionally...

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Celebrity With Horrible Breath

I went into work one day and found out I was going to be interviewing one of the most famous musicians I had ever interviewed. I wont say who but lets just say this guy is a living legend.  I was looking forward to it the entire day.  Whomever said meeting your idols wasn't always cracked up to be, wasn't wrong.  The musician arrived at the station with his people and I was instantly starstruck.  I had moved in closer to shake...

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Dream Job Not So Good After All

At the time when this happened, I had been in radio for well over 15 years when I landed what I would consider my dream gig.  For the sake of posting anonymous, I will just say that the city that this gig was in was a city that is close to the beach, and receives millions of visitors each year. I remember being so happy.   Shortly after I arrived and was settling into my new city/station, I was told that I was going to have a new...

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Unintended Inside Information

Like many stations, we monitor just about everything coming and going from the studio- on air, phone calls, internet, emails, Vox Pro, etc.  I was never really a fan of spying on my on air talent so I never really had much of a means to use any of the spying tools available.  I always thought if they do their job well, there's no need to micromanage them.  I once had a jock who used to think he was god's gift to radio.  I have...

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Now That I Am Your Boss, You're Fired

I used to work alongside a certain someone for many years.  We always keep things civil but it was clear that the two of us did not get along.  Several years of being at the same station it appeared this individual got promoted to APD.  It was not the first time that I was overlooked, but it was painfully obvious that I had done much more for the radio station in a single year than he had done in his entire time he was employed for...

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A Terrible Secret Of The Ugly Boyfriend

Back in the early 2000's we had a really good looking midday jock.  She was hired about 2 months before I was so she was already in place by the time I finally started my show.  I was new to town so I did not know many people, so naturally I hung out with my coworkers on my off nights.  This girl was no supermodel however it was fairly noticeable that she was very attractive.  What stuck out in all our minds was the fact that...

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I'm Back

So I have been away for a little while.  What can I say, I am enjoying my retirement.  I admit that I have no been keeping up with this blog and rarely check its email.  For some reason i decided to check it and found that I had quite a few stories waiting for me to post them. Thank you all.  I had no idea this blog would be so popular.  I will go through the stories and edit them to make sure they do not reveal anyone's...

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Hey! Remember Me?

My radio career has taken me all over the country.  So I was stoked when I landed a gig in the city I grew up in.  Even though my parents had long passed away, it was still a biter-sweet homecoming.  I started my new job after I was all settled in and was optimistic that I was going to be with the radio station for a good while.  A few months had gone by when one day I got a Facebook friend request from someone I used to go...

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Bomb Threat

I will never forget this day.  I used to be the producer for a well-known medium sized market talk show.  One day the host was going off on the air about how we should not give into the demands of terrorist against America on any level and live our lives as we normally would.  He was saying things like no matter what, we should not budge or alter our plans or daily activities due to these evil people who want to kill Americans.  20...

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Merry Freaking Christmas

One year we had an epic Christmas party.  We had the company throw our annual Christmas party at the radio station instead of at our usual venue.  This saved enough money to where they could provide us with a fully stocked open bar for the entire evening.  We were a mom and pop radio station so our Christmas parties weren't always as lavish as the corporate parties I would experience later in my career. We spent the early part...

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My P.D. Wanted To Have Sex With Me

I have had men come onto me my entire life, it is the price of being a 20-something woman who takes care of her body.  Some people have even rumored that my looks, plus sleeping around helped me get to where I am at today.  That could not be any more further from the truth, I busted my ass for the success I have experienced in radio. This story is about the time where I was completely clueless on what I was going to do because my boss...

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Over Dramatic Sales Douche

For over 10 years I used to work for **CENSORED**.  I have many stories that I could share but one easily sticks out in my mind.  I walked into the radio station one day and I immediately heard someone yelling. I always loved some good radio drama so I went to investigate.  I walked around until the yelling grew louder and louder.  To no surprise it was our over dramatic sales douche.  This guy was always over-the-top,...

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The "Other Guy" Is Me

I had been working as a Dj for a few years when our sports guy quit.  The station paired me up with this new guy to do sports. He was a real jerk.  Loud, hateful, and treated women really bad.  He had a very hot girlfriend who had a small child. She would come along with us to games and since he treated her with no respect, I would go out of my way to treat her nice. Long story short we were covering a big basketball weekend and...

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When Ya Gotta Go Ya Gotta Go

I started my radio career in college radio. The studio was a converted classroom. Unfortunately for us, the toilet facilities were quite a bit of a ways away. Well, not too much, but if you had to go to the restroom, you had to walk down a hallway and up a flight of stairs. Being as this was back in the good ole days of vinyl and carts, jocks would have to rush things a bit if they had to use the facilities. One of the late night jocks decided...

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My Gun Is Ordering You Off The Air

I worked for a radio station, in the commercial centre of a developing nation, where talent was frowned upon and loyalty reigned supreme. However, I happened to possess both attributes and leaned heavily on the latter to survive each day. While my bosses with vast experiences, spent a portion of their time schooling me on the better ways to handle shows and run the studio, they were also busy keeping an eye on the intern I might have had...

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Emails To FRJ

Wow, I have received amazing feedback to this blog.  Some of the feedback is from some of the top professionals in the radio industry so it is humbling that some of these people like what they see here. However I would like to clarify something.  The majority of these stories are not mine.  I just repost what has been sent to me.  Most of the time I make edits so the story flows a little easier but that is about it.  All...

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Music Pee'd The Dog Off

I am what some would call a workaholic, so much in fact that I had accumulated quite a bit of vacation days.  I was forced by the station to take some time off so I had planned on taking a vacation to Hawaii. I was hours away from my departure when I received a phone call that my sister had been in an accident.  I canceled my trip and drove the nearby city where she lived.  I won't go in details but she was injured and in the hospital. ...

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Drunk And Naked In Vegas

I worked in Vegas for a few years. I just had a nasty divorce and what better town to get over an ex? Anyway, I had my share of fun and to say that I slept around would be an understatement. Working in Vegas, you get certain perks (at least you used to). I used to frequent certain casinos that knew me by name. One of my favorites would set out my favorite drink when I would show up. Of course it was free of charge which is probably why it was...

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You Can't Steal Broken Equipment We Throw In Trash

Every time I think of this story, I get angry.  I consider myself to be a lifelong fan/student of radio.  I love it.  I am the type of radio nerd where I get excited to listen to a stations new imaging package, or take the time to get caught up on all the latest radio rumors, etc.  I love radio so much, I have converted my home office into a mecca of radio history.  I have lots of pictures, old microphones, carts, all kind...

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Owner Gets Eye Full Of Condom

Back in 2001 I used to be the producer slash co-host on a morning show for a mom and pop owned radio station.  The owner rarely ever visited since the station was only one of many businesses that he owned.  One morning I noticed the studio hotline ringing around 6:30AM and answered it once we had gone into a song. It was the owner.  He said that he was coming into the station with a reporter who represented the morning show on...

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Tickets For Sex

We were doing a promotion for a really popular pop star to come into town for a performance.  We knew that this was going to be big since the artist had just released their sophomore album.  Like any other promotion we teased it repeatedly on the air and every single day I would get countless children calling me asking for tickets. Occasionally, I would get moms calling into the radio station to beg me for tickets for their daughters. ...

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She'll Have The Lobster I'll Just Have Water

I had a really bad breakup.  After 5 years of dating the same woman she up and left me.  She said she was homesick and wanted to move back home to Texas.  We ended things on a good note but I was devastated.  As heartbroken as I was I did not let it effect my on air performance.  However once I turned the mic off, I was back to my depressed self.  Management knew what was going on and they gave me my space.  As...

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That Guy Is A Douche Bag

I work in a top 10 market.  One night, my intern had said **CENSORED** was a douche bag on the air during one of our discussions.  After about 5 minutes the studio hotline rang and I answered it.  It was the celebrity that the intern bashed on the radio.  I knew this had the potential to be radio gold so I hit record on the voxpro. The celebrity wanted to know who called him a douche bag.  We were all in the studio on...

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Sales By Day, Pig By Night

I had one of the sales girls who worked at the station live in the same apartment complex as me.  I found this information out one summer day when I was at the community pool and saw her there.  She was older lady in her 30's, divorced, and from what I could tell, fairly nice. This woman had an unfortunate accident over the weekend broke the large bone in her leg.  The bad thing was that she lived on the 3rd floor.  I know...

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Sex With The Bosses Wife

Before you all go on to judge me and call me a terrible person, yes I admit it, I slept with a married woman.  It just so happened to be my program directors wife.  This is a very complicated situation and the only reason why I am sharing it, is cause I don't have to leave my name. In any case, this sort of thing is like playing with fire.  I hated my boss.  He was huge dick.  I assume he hated me too, but I was a decent...

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You Racist Prick

I used to work with a guy who I used to think was a cool person.  We worked together for 4 years and had grown close.  Besides the work stuff, we would babysit each others kids, invite each other to hang out on the weekends, and I even stood in his wedding. The station had let him go and promoted me from APD to acting Program Director.  I was given access to his email so I could pick up on the business he had left off on. I must...

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You ARE The Father

Just like a lot of jocks out there, I went through my whore phase.  Sleeping around with questionable women, it was great.  I got a job at a station and did my thing.  I was there no more than a month when a larger market came calling.  I took the gig and left my previous station behind. A few months had passed and I received a phone call from my previous employer.  They had told me that someone was trying to get...

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Stalker

I had a string of bad luck when it came to women. I found one who I thought was a nice, normal, sweet, girl.  I could not have been more wrong.  I should have noticed the subtle signs but she was just really good looking and a bit shy. It started one night at a club when I met this girl.  I was around 25 and she was 20.  Not old enough to get into the bars but that did not matter to me.  Did I mention that she was...

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You Got Knocked The F Out

One day I learned that the station hired someone who was considered to be a shock jock. It was a little odd since none of the other on air staff were controversial as most shock jocks try to be.  Odd as it may have been, it was not surprising since the program director was trying to do any and everything to keep his job.  This shock jock was nothing special.  He guy was kind of cool but I thought he was a bit of a fake person. Six...

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Station Taking A New Direction

I used to work for a Hip Hop station in a fairly decent sized market.  We did not have any direct competition but the market did have a Top 40 station indirectly competing with us.  One day we learned that a new Top 40 station had also emerged in the same market. I thought it would be a no-brainer to swing the station more Urban since the market was already being flooded with Top 40 music.  Apparently management did not see...

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Who Farted?

The year was 2002. I was not feeling well so after my airshift I was eager to go home.  I was walking out the back door towards the parking lot when my stomach started to hurt really bad. I was in a long hallway that led to the exit and I could not hold it in any longer.  About 15 yards from the door I let a really nasty fart go.  No one was around and I was about to walk out so I felt it was safe. I was no closer than 10...

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Lost Phone Equals Chaos

I had either lost my smartphone or it was stolen. All I knew was that it was long gone.  Little did I know it would turn out to be a huge inconvenience. I had all my contacts in the phone, personal numbers to the station jocks, back numbers to the studio, my personal contact info including my home address, and even a few numbers for celebrities.  Like an idiot, I had taken the time to fill out all my contacts information which included...

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