At least you guys aren't forced to listen to "Mancow" aka Eric Muller, like we are in Chicago. He's the DJ that parodied Clinton's delaying flights at an airport for a haircut by parking the radio station van on the Oakland bridge at rush hour and getting [u]his[/u] hair cut. That at least was mildly biting social commentary.
He got hired by WRCX - a decent metal based station that actually played a good variety of music. He had the usual "morning crew", including his main sidekick, a pretty (and smart) gal by the name of Irma Blanco (AKA the Cuban Bombshell). He would razz the top 40 "alternative" (TM) station just down the dial (and hall), and tell his listeners how he would [b]never[/b] work for "them". Irma was a good foil to his irreverent wit. She would call him on issues where she thought he was out of line, and she provided a bit of measure to his "morning madhouse".
After several years with the same crew, his contract came up for re-negotiation. About the same time, the station came up for sale. Long story short, he (and a few of his extras) wound up at (gasp) the "alternative" (TM) station, minus Irma. Whoodathunkit.
When a listener questioned him about it, he got very defensive, and basically told the listeners "Look, people, it's a job. You do what you have to to put food on the table".
While that was bad, what really labeled him as a grade A putz for me was when he started bashing Irma with his new ditz sidekick - I've never seen her, but I'm sure she's more breasts than brains, if her on-air personality is any indication. I guess a strong, smart woman intimidated Mr. Muller, because he bashed Irma solid for most of his first week - personal (locked thread) type stuff.
It's bad enough you throw your principles (at least your publicly proclaimed ones) in the trash...
Don't fuck your friends like that. And even if they weren't your "real" (i.e. personal) friends, you don't fuck the people who stood by you when shit happened.
But, I suppose, just like a politicians goal is to get re-elected, a [s]DJ's[/s] radio personality's goal is to stay "on-air".
I wish him well. He will deal with whatever the powers that be will assign him at his moment of judgement. And I will never listen to him, or encourage anyone to listen to him again.
Edited 'cause my keyboard keep lockin' up.