[BC] Augusta,Georgia Talker Wins Libel Judgment Against Crosstown Rivals
Paul B. Walker, Jr.
walkerbroadcasting at gmail.com
Tue Apr 1 13:49:15 CDT 2008
From AllAccess.com:
Talker Wins Libel Judgment Against Crosstown Rivals
BEASLEY BROADCASTING Talk WGAC-A/AUGUSTA, GA personality AUSTIN
RHODES has been awarded $1.065 million in actual and punitive damages
in his defamation suit against THE REJOICE NETWORK INC., licensee of
crosstown Gospel WAAW.
RHODES sued REJOICE over comments made by WAAW hosts RYAN B and
CHARLES "CHAMP" WALKER JR. that alleged RHODES had been arrested for
or charged with spousal abuse, indecent exposure,and sex offenses and
had called for a secondary boycott to get RHODES fired from WGAC and
a local cable show, the latter from which RHODES was actually dismissed.
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