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Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by _ Prof. Jonez _, Sep 8, 2007.

  1. Bikers, motorcyclist upset by radio DJs comments

    posted by: Jeffrey Wolf , Web Producer
    written by: Carrie McClure , Anchor/Reporter created: 9/7/2007 9:25:57 PM


    DENVER - For years, motorcyclist Dana Straw has been an avid listener of Alice
    105.9's morning show. That is, until, this week, when he heard something he
    could not believe.


    He says one of the show's three disc jockeys, known as "Howie," was talking
    about an encounter he had with a motorcyclist on the road who was driving
    erratically.

    "He said, 'I wanted to open a car door on these guys who were passing me on the
    shoulder of the road on the right hand side of the road,'" said Straw. "And then
    today, during his broadcast, pretty much was inviting other listeners to call
    into the radio and tell their stories, and was kind of egging listeners on to
    explain they would like to do the same thing too."

    Since the broadcast Wednesday morning, word of what reportedly took place on the
    airwaves has sparked a massive campaign by local motorcycle groups to boycott
    advertisers and listeners alike from the station.

    They are writing in by the hundreds, sometimes thousands, on Web sites like
    http://www.cosportbikeclub.org.

    "When you have people telling you how to harm other people on the road,
    especially people who are unprotected like motorcyclists and don't have a cage
    around them, that's absolutely horrible," said Straw. "He's (Howie) a public
    figure, on the radio, a lot of people listen to him and to mention something
    like that was really bad."

    Biker Siona Weaver, whose mother was killed by a truck while riding her
    motorcycle, agrees.

    "We have as much right to be out there as anyone else, and we're not going out
    there to run people off the roads," she said. "I'm very upset that anyone would
    suggest to hit a motorcyclist. Period."

    9NEWS contacted the station's program director, Dave Symonds, who denied the
    show ever mentioned opening car doors to oncoming bikers, and had no further
    comment on the matter.

    9NEWS also asked Alice 105.9 for recordings of this week's morning shows to hear
    for ourselves what was said. Symonds would not give them to us.

    Bikers like Weaver and Straw want there to be more education about safely
    sharing the roads with motorcyclists.

    "The more people understand, the safer it's going to be for everybody," said
    Weaver.

    They fear that what they heard this week on Alice 105.9 not only made light of
    doing harm on the road, but will encourage drivers to hate bikers.

    "It's inciting people to do bad things to people when they're just trying to
    project themselves on the road," said Straw. "They had a caller on this morning
    that said she felt like nudging a motorcyclist."

    Studio line: 303-631-ALICE (2542)

    Alice 105.9 FM
    4700 South Syracuse Street, Suite 1050
    Denver, CO 80237

    Business line: 303-967-2700

    Alice Personalities
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    http://www.alice1059.com/pages/393054.php & Jennifer and Producer Mikey
    The Sam Hill Show
    The Slacker & Steve Afternoon Show
    Darik At Night


    Alice Programming
    Mr. Dave - Program Director
    Sam Hill - APD/Music Director

    Alice Promotions and Web
    Shreve Hicks - Promotions Director
    Rita Gillespie-Stein - Webmaster

    Alice Sales
    Jessica Farias - Alice Sales

    Our main office is located near I-25 & Belleview, just north of Syracuse &
    Belleview in the Denver Tech Center, next to Garcia's restaurant. We're on the
    10th floor

    Address:
    Entercom Denver License, LLC
    4700 S. Syracuse St.
    Suite 1050
    Denver, CO 80237

    Contact Person/Title:
    Ray Quinn
    Vice President/Market Manager


    Telephone Number:
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    _ Prof. Jonez _, Sep 8, 2007
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  2. More tales of more stupid merkins turning on each other, who gives a
    shit.
     
    steve auvache, Sep 8, 2007
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  3. _ Prof. Jonez _

    raden Guest

    Septics - clueless posters, crap rugby team
     
    raden, Sep 9, 2007
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  4. _ Prof. Jonez _

    raden Guest

    You're a harley driving septic, aren't you
     
    raden, Sep 9, 2007
    #4
  5. What's a harley ?
     
    _ Prof. Jonez _, Sep 10, 2007
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  6. _ Prof. Jonez _

    raden Guest

    It's an armchair with uebergross wheels and a fart cushion
     
    raden, Sep 11, 2007
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  7. _ Prof. Jonez _

    tomorrow Guest

    At least we know how to spell "Jeff."
     
    tomorrow, Sep 11, 2007
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  8. _ Prof. Jonez _

    tomorrow Guest

    My friend Jeff rides a Harley. He farts a lot. Luckily, the cushion
    absorbs most of the odor. Otoh, what do I care? I ride a sportbike,
    so I'm always well ahead of Jeff.
     
    tomorrow, Sep 11, 2007
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  9. _ Prof. Jonez _

    tomorrow Guest

    Tequila works GREAT for polishing out waterspots on chrome!
     
    tomorrow, Sep 11, 2007
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  10. _ Prof. Jonez _

    raden Guest

    Maybe so, but geoff (the original spelling, from french) is prolly too
    complicated for you
     
    raden, Sep 11, 2007
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