Getting around the court decision?

[A. Joseph Ross]

On 20 Sep 2007 at 20:49, radiotony@comcast.net wrote:

> How about this for getting around the court decision: WTKK could start
> a new morning show called "The WTKK Morning Show" with a non-egoist
> host who could introduce callers and other things, and Howie Carr
> could be the show's permanent guest, like he was being interviewed,
> and show up every morning to do the show, but it wouldn't be his
> official show until it is all resolved. Do you think he could do that?
 
I've never heard of paying a guest.  And whatever the configuration, 
I suspect the contract terms would still apply -- whatever deal was 
offered to Howie Carr, WRKO would be entitled to try to match it.
 
> Another thing: Why aren't WTKK hosts interviewing Howie on the air and
> talking about stuff and what will happen to the station in the future
> after the contract stuff is resolved? I know if I was running WRKO and
> he did that, I would be pretty burned. Since Howie seems pretty ripped
> about it all, I'm surprised he hasn't thought of this. 

His lawyers have probably told him to keep silent.  There's 
litigation going on, and anything he might say could be used against 
him.

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