Re: names names names...

[SteveOrdinetz <steveord@wavewizard.com>]

Cooper Fox wrote:
>I heard a funny story a while ago about how when we
>were running a synd prog called BACKTRAXX USA (hosted
>by Kid Kelly)there was a jock in this area who calle
>himself Kidd Kelly.  Apparently, the PD of B97 at the
>time informed the company who produces the show and
>they contacted the other station theatened legal
>action if the jock didn't change his name... So Kidd
>Kelly became The Kidd...  Is this a normal occurance?

A number of high-profile jocks have service marks on their names.  Bubba
The Love Sponge comes to mind.  Heard a story once that there was a guy
named Dan Ingram (his real name) on some little station down south who got
a C&D from the famous Dan Ingram.