[Dixielandjazz] Who Says America Hasn't Got One Big Whopping Sense Of Humor

[Bob Romans]

>From a good friend of mine, Nick Dragos...
Thanks, Nick!
Warm regards,
Bob Romans,
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: NickDragos at comcast.net 
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 11:38 AM
Subject: Who Says America Hasn't Got One Big Whopping Sense Of Humor


Folks,

Having been in radio most of my adult life, "payola" {paying off radio station personnel
with cash, gifts, drugs, women to get music played on the air and promoted} was a fact 
of life, mostly in commercial radio {but it did.....and does.....exist in public radio as well}.

That's why I find this hysterical:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17467452/

AllAccess.com, Friday, April 13, 2007:

Broadcasters Pay $12.5 Million To Settle Possible Payola Issues

The FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION has released Orders adopting Consent Decrees with CBS RADIO, CITADEL BROADCASTING CORPORATION, CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, Inc. and ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP. where the broadcasters agree to pay a combined $12.5 million to close investigations into each broadcaster's possible violations of the Commission's sponsorship identification rules for the practice commonly referred to as "payola." 


Read that again.....they're PAYING OFF THE FCC TO STOP INVESTIGATING THEIR
MAKING PAYOFFS!

I Love America.....

Nick Dragos