Episodes
RJ was a 23 year old night jock on Cape Cod. Through an interesting series of events, he found himself involved with the part owner of his competition. And that's not the crazy part.If you enjoy Crazy Radio Stories, please share with someone else who will enjoy it.And of course if you have a Crazy Radio Story of your own, email us! [email protected].
Published 09/22/21
Tj was fresh out of college, producing a morning show in Burlington, Vermont. It snows in Burlington - a lot. When a historic Valentine's Day Blizzard arrived, TJ still made it to the station on time. His PD...not so much.
Published 09/14/21
Published 09/14/21
This episode contains very graphic and explicit content.wMistress Carrie was one of the legendary DJ's at Boston's iconic rocker, WAAF. In 1998, she'd only been on the air for 8 months. But she managed to befriend a porn star, who came in to co-host on a Friday night. Then one of the porn star's biggest fans (a young lady) begged to come to the WAAF studio and meet her. What happened next was the stuff of legend.
Published 09/03/21
Paige is a promotions legend - he's been working with radio stations for decades. In 1991, he was sent to San Francisco to take on the legendary KMEL. He knew the only way to take them down was to distract them, which he did by dumpster diving, sabotaging their holiday party, crashing a TV shoot, and planting a story that would have changed the face of KMEL
Published 08/25/21
Dave was a program director in Vermont when he got a 3am call from his night guy Jack. Jack was demanding his "trees," and had no clue that rather than calling his dealer, he was calling his boss. Hear this story from several angles, as Jack calls in to join us.Know someone who will enjoy this story? Share it with them!Have a Crazy Radio Story to tell? Send us an email: [email protected].
Published 08/24/21
It was Election Day 2008, and Kobe was doing afternoons on B94 in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania was a swing state and even the music DJ's were getting calls from various campaigns and their celebrity surrogates. Jason Mraz called in to Kobe's show on behalf of Barack Obama...and then things got weird.
Published 08/23/21
Chris's first job out of college was for a small radio station in Massachusetts. He was the morning news anchor, and the sports anchor would hand him a teaser to read at the end of the newscast. That's bad news when the sports guy is also a stand-up comedian.
Published 08/20/21
Carlota was working in Fresno at a rock station. Let's just say she and her boss didn't see eye to eye. Following her dismissal, she was immediately hired at the radio station across the street. When the old boss "ran into" her at a concert, he ended up in the back of a police cruiser.
Published 08/20/21
Radio didn't used to be all about corporate consolidation and out-of-market voicetrackers. There was a time when we had full staffs! And with that many dysfunctional people in one building, some pretty wild stuff used to happen - both on and off the air. Chances are, if you worked in this business, you've got some crazy stories to tell. Crazy Radio Stories is the podcast that tells the world how radio USED to be. Few rules, and in some cases, even fewer morals. If you've got a crazy radio...
Published 08/19/21