Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'missjones'
June 12, 2008
Who knew radio could be so dangerous? The Daily News reports that deejay Wendy Williams' husband (the two are pictured together) had plotted to kill one of Hot97's deejays, a rival who allegedly trashed his wife on the air. According to the federal lawsuit charges filed yesterday, hubby Kevin Hunter sought out help from a WBLS studio employee in finding a hit man to "off" Hot97 personality Tarsha Jones. The allegations are part of a......
Continue Reading "Hit Men and Harassment at Hot97"May 13, 2007
JV and Elvis, the on-air duo who inhabit "The Doghouse" on 92.3 Free FM, had their suspension from CBS Radio upgraded to a firing. The morning show pair were suspended late last month after CBS received complaints about a show in which a prank call is placed to a Chinese restaurant, and lewd language and racial slurs were employed in an attempt at humor. It was the second time in a month JV and Elvis......
Continue Reading "JV & Elvis Out of the Doghouse, Now Strays"May 31, 2006
Troi Torain, aka DJ Star, aka the DJ who threatened rival DJ Envy by saying he'd pull an R. Kelly on DJ Envy's four year old daughter, while using racist slurs to refer to DJ Envy's wife, is hoping his criminal case will be thrown out. DJ Star was arrested for his remarks (child endangerment), but his lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, says that other DJs started it. Namely, Miss Jones, from Miss Jones in the Morning......
Continue Reading "DJ Star Blames Other DJs For His Potty Mouth"January 27, 2005
More than a week after the first playing of the "Tsunami" song parody, Hot 97 has finally suspended its morning show staff indefinitely. The station decided that just having Miss Jones and others apologize and donate money was not enough, after outrage from fans, Asian mediawatch groups, and politicians, plus advertisers like Sprint and McDonald's pulling out from advertising. However, people are speculating whether the suspension is a real reprimand or for show, as well......
Continue Reading "Hot 97 Morning Show Suspended"January 25, 2005
A few NYC politicians lashed out against Hot 97 for playing a controversial song mocking the South East tsunami for four days. City Councilman Robert Jackson called Hot 97 "sick." Councilman John Liu noted that morning personality Todd Lynn said disturbingly "I'm going to start shooting Asians" and is working with others to have the FCC throw down its weight on Emmis Communications, owners of Hot 97, and prompt the firing of Miss Jones, the......
Continue Reading "More Fallout Over Radio "Shock" Jocks' Tsunami Song"January 24, 2005
It's no real news that there are fools on radio in the morning, but this is a little much. Gothamist read the story in the Post on Saturday, but thanks to hiphopmusic.com's investigation, we were able to hear the actual MP3 of the controversial Hot 97 Tsunami song that was played last week on Miss Jones in the Morning. The song mocks "chinks" and "Chinamen" (and "Africans") dying in the tsunami, and makes light of......
Continue Reading "Hot 97 In Hot Water"
