SPCS sponsors show making fun of child slavery and "chinks"

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On 26 Jan 2005 07:53:34 -0800, NOTvalid@surplus4actors.INFO wrote:

>For clip from NYC radio show
>MENTIONING SPRINT AS SPONSOR
>Google for
>longer_hot97_tsunami.mp3

If true, I don't think that's a fair claim unless you're suggesting
that Sprint somehow pre-screens the program for content?

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NOTvalid@surplus4actors.INFO wrote:

> "New York FM radio station WQHT, or HOT 97, repeatedly ran the segment
> last week on the show, hosted by deejay Tarsha Nicole Jones who uses
> the on-air name Miss Jones.
>
> Jones and her team were suspended indefinitely, according to publicist
> Lizzie Grubman, who declined to say whether Jones would feature in
> another show at a later date."
>
> "REPEATEDLY", SPCS had to know

You're assuming Sprint execs even listen to Hot 97, which would probably not be
the case, considering that Hot 97 is in New York and Sprint's corporate HQ is
in Overland Park, Kansas, just outside Kansas City.

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NOTvalid@surplus4actors.INFO wrote:
> For clip from NYC radio show
> MENTIONING SPRINT AS SPONSOR
> Google for
> longer_hot97_tsunami.mp3


According to HOT97's website (at www.hot97.com):

"We would like to clarify that no company advertising on our station had
any connection to the Tsunami Song and no company advertising on our
station endorsed or sponsored the offensive material aired on the "Miss
Jones in the Morning" show. We apologize for any misunderstanding that
may have caused listeners to believe that anyone, other than the morning
show staff, was responsible for the material that should not have been
aired."

SO no, Sprint had nothing to do with it, and it would be stupid of you
to have even beleived taht any advertiser knew that such an on-air prank
was going to be played.


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NOTvalid@surplus4actors.INFO wrote:
> Isaiah Beard wrote:
>
>>According to HOT97's website (at www.hot97.com):

> Mr Beard:
> I have a lot of respect for you.

Evidently Sir or Ma'am, you do not, since you appear to be trying to
insult my intelligence as well as the intelligence of the other people here.

> However, I would take with a grain of salt any PR statement on
> HOT97's website.

And why is that? HOT97 was the source of the problem, and their
statement was issued to place the responsibility squarely on their
staff, not on the advertisers.


> Their PR person is Lizzie Grubman who served time in prison for running
> down a lot of people with her SV on Long island.

You are wrong, so before you continue to press your misguided agenda, I
would recommend you try and get your facts straight. Kate Healey is the
Media Relations spokesperson for WQHT FM (dba HOT 97 FM) and of Emmis
Communications, its parent company. Lizzie Grubman is the publicist for
the (possibly former) DJ of the morning show and ONLY her, NOT of Emmis
Broadcasting or of WQHT FM.

> Google Lizzie Grubman.
> She is a good example of lack of compassion. Pehaps Hot-97 was unable
> to hire Josef Goebbels as their spokesperson.

Let us assume that you were actually correct about Lizze Grubman being
HOT97's PR person (and you are certainly not). How does Lizzie
Grubman's past have anything to do with this statement?

> Yesterday I listened again to the "sponsored by Sprint PCS" .MP3 clip I
> have. At 3:37, one Hot-97 on-air talent is heard saying that he may go
> out and "shoot Asians". No wonder the Asian crew member is not around
> to say what happened.

You have not offered one shred of proof that this mp3 of yours is
sponsored by Sprint PCS, except by your own statements, which clearly
have no credibility.

> Considering that Hot-97 did not FIRE the perps, I think that there is
> more to this that we are hearing.

1. There are no "perps" here, seeing as no crime was committed.
Unfortunately, bad taste is not a crime. Are you calling them "perps"
because the morning show staff was primarily African-American? Maybe it
is your own personal prejudices which need to be checked at the door here.

2. The morning show staff was suspended indefinitely, which tends to be
the step right before firing them. So a firing is still very, very likely.

3. What does this even have to do with Sprint PCS? Just as Sprint had
nothing to do with this stupid prank, they likewise have no
decision-making authority over whether these people are fired or not.

It's clear to me and I hope to everyone else you have some odd agenda
here and are trying to cook up some half-baked conspiracy theory to
trash a company. Your fact finding abilities are questionable at best,
and thus your conclusions are equally delusional.



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On 28 Jan 2005 11:56:57 -0800, NOTvalid@surplus4actors.INFO wrote:

>If Lizzie Gruman is not PR for Hot-97, how come at
>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/275503p-235860c.html
>NT Daily News says:
>
>"So while critics charge that Hot-97 first responded to their
>complaints way too slowly, the station is taking them seriously now.
>Its public relations is being handled by Lizzie Grubman, who has some
>experience in damage control. "

You're looking at a gossip page, not legitimate journalisim.
It's amazing what people think is journalism these days. Previously
you cited Matt Drudge. It's no wonder that the Bush administration
pays people like Armstrong Williams and Maggie Gallagher to do its
bidding. Most consumers of "newsertainment" today have no clue who is
actually doing the copious research necessary to provide actual news,
and who's just pulling it out of their ass.

Please, sir or madam, take your admirable energy and devote it
to ameliorating real problems in the world.

DGI

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In article <1106942217.086165.256590@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
NOTvalid@surplus4actors.INFO says...
> NT Daily News says:
>

The NY York Daily News?

It's not like ANY majors news agency does any real digging anymore, but
that's even shallower than the so-called "legitimate" ones.

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Bob Smith wrote:

> I don't care who is handling the PR. The two important items in that PR is
> that the crew was suspended indefinitely and that it includes the station's
> president's comments.

Actually, the REAL important issue is that somehow this guy is trying to
make a link between the tsuanmi song and Sprint PCS, accusing the
company of knowingly sponsoring and taking part in the production of the
song. Clearly this accusation has zero truth to it, and he's doing a
lousy job of proving his case.

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