[BC] Scary listeners

[Stevan A. White]

The worst I ever had was the same old gal called every night asking me to
play "Indian Love Call" for her when I was doing country.  No, actually it
was the teeny bopper that called every night and asked me to play Olivia
Newton-John's "I Honestly Love You" because she wanted me to know that she
loved me.  Geez Louise!  She actually followed me from one station to
another, and I used a different air name at each!  She finally showed up
somewhere and I met her.  Oh gawd!

Best Regards,
Steve White, W5SAW
SW Commercial Electronics


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Smith W4KNX [mailto:paul at amtower.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 1:24 PM
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Subject: RE: [BC] Scary listeners


Just be careful if a woman calls up and requests Johnny Mathis' "Misty"

Paul Smith
Sarasota, FL

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[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net]On Behalf Of Bailey, Scott
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 12:17 PM
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Subject: RE: [BC] Scary listeners


I had this guy that it turned in to a "harassment" situation calling the
station, claiming to be a "programming consultant.  He said his name was Jim
Apple and he had started an Oldies Radio Format, running this out of his
apartment in East Nashville. At first, I tried to be nice to him over the
phone, telling him that I was an "Oldies Channel/Westwood One" Affiliate,
and had been since 1995, and I wasn't interested in speaking with him
further on what he wanted to do. Then, things turned ugly. He said he was
coming to the station, and was to take over for a week or two to show me how
to run my station. I called my lawyer, had a letter sent to him that he was
to stay away from me and my property, or we would file criminal charges
against him in Sumner County Court. I had already contacted the sheriff's
dept. and file a warrant for his arrest for harassment. When he found out
what I was doing to make him leave me and the station alone, that shut him
up for good and never heard from him again!

Oh warning to all, if you get a call from this Jim Apple guy, claiming to be
an Oldies Programming Consultant....beware!  This man is sick and has some
sort of mental problem!

Scott