Many advertisers stress concern that the radio doesn’t hold the same persuasive influence as say television. David Johnathan Winkleman, an apparent listener of 93 Rock, “The Quad City Rocker,” has made it is personal objective to disprove this theory. In the year 2000, when one of 93 Rock’s disc jockeys jokingly offered a 6 figure payday to anyone willing to tattoo the radio stations logo and call letters across their forehead, Winkleman didn’t take it as an on-air personality goofing around, rather his eyes rolled over with dollar signs. After he and his stepson, Richard Goddard, forever emblazoned with the same scarlet letter, made a quick trip to the tattoo parlor, they headed to KORB radio headquarters to collect their reward.Unfortunately for Winkleman and Goddard, the station informed them that they had no intention of paying. The men were merely victims of their own gullibility. After trying to claim their money in a court of law, ultimately to no avail, the pair has been forced to live out their days with a daily reminder in every reflection not to believe everything you hear on the radio. The anonymity came to a crashing end last week when Winkleman was arrested for a misdemeanor charge in Iowa, as before long his mug shot found its way across social networking sites nationwide, easily viewable with just a quick image search for “radio tattoo.” (more…)
Archive for October, 2010
Picking sides in the Stern Sirius Split (the case for Stern) October 1st, 2010
On Stern’s side of the satellite radio divide, the crystal ball is foggy is best. There is no doubt Stern can survive with censors breathing down his neck, after all, it’s not like his long running show on E! was allowed to bare all. Satellite radio, however, offered a plethora of possibility for the most controversial voice on the airwaves. He will be hard-pressed to find a situation more uniquely catered to his every beckon call. Would Stern take his talent to the traditional FM/AM market? There’s a better chance Conan O’Brien stars in a new fall NBC pilot. It’s tough to imagine Stern taking step back to any medium with limited range of motion, he has quite simply come too far. While a return to cable may be a long shot, television all together is not out of the picture. Were the right deal to come along for, say, a half hour on HBO, it could be tough to turn down. (more…)
