Company Hires Actors To Call Radio Talk Shows

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

I worked at a station that carried a nationally syndicated morning show,
which for a short time, originated from our studios.

Occassionally I'd hear a phone call that sounded really suspect, you
know.... the caller knew way too well exactly what to say. Wether it was
dissing the competition or had way too good of a story, it made me wonder.

A few times I happened to answer the phone to a person who introduced
themselves by phone, off air as one person that was to do a "bit" with the
host. Then I'd hear them on the air with a different name, pretending to be
a listener.

One of these "listeners" even went so far as to refer to another morning
show as "a bunch of d-bags"

Paul Walker

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Roger Kirk <rogerkirk@ttlc.net> wrote:

> I just finished reading a column (in HufPo) written by an actor in NY who
> was offered a job paying $40/hr to call specific radio shows and following a
> script to present a requested point of view.  The company making the offer
> is Premiere Radio (a division of Clear Channel).
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> Has anyone on this board had any experience with setups like this?
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