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Thursday, November 2, 2006
11/2: Yogi, Panda & Larry update
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Viva 105.7 morning hosts Juan Tapia (Yogi) and Jose Carias (Panda) have dropped their civil lawsuit against the Regular Guys and Clear Channel stemming from an invasion of privacy charge related to a restroom stunt the Regular Guys did October 9 and aired October 10, according to their attorney Jamie Hernan. But this wasn’t because they’ve forgiven Regular Guys cohost Larry Wachs and Clear Channel.
They happened to have a criminal warrant application filed against Larry Wachs for taping them in a Clear Channel restroom. The only way that they could move forward on the criminal warrant was to drop the civil case “without prejudice.” This means they could re-file the civil lawsuit at a later date.
The judge in a Fulton County courtroom Thursday granted the criminal warranted application and allowd it to move forward. This means the Fulton County district attorney now has to decide if the criminal warrant application has enough merit for them to prosecute. In the meantime, a warrant has been issued and Larry has seven days to get fingerprinted and formally booked. He was given a signature bond and is free until the district attorney decides the case.
George Stein, who is repping Wachs, said he’s confident it will not. “The law is on our side,” he said. He said he looked at case studies about an “expectation of privacy” in a public restroom and doesn’t believe taping a conversation in one is illegal.
Hernan said his party suggested they postpone Thursday’s hearing to try to work out things behind closed doors. But he said Stein & Co. insisted on going forward. “I don’t want them to be perceived as vindictive. They really tried to work things out.”
Hernan said the restroom taping violated of the Official Code of Georgia, statute section 16-11-62
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11/2: Stunt of the week
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
790/The Zone is always big on amusing stunts and this one is pretty good. And the prize — two free lower-level seats for a year at Hawks games — is pretty impressive, too.
OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2006
FANS MUST DRIBBLE BASKETBALL 7.5 MILES TO WIN HAWKS TICKETS 790 The Zone hosts contest to give away season tickets to the Atlanta Hawks
ATLANTA, GA – Sports Radio 790 The Zone will give away one (1) pair of lower level season tickets tomorrow, Friday, November 3, to the fan who dribbles a basketball the fastest from 790 The Zone’s Buckhead Studios, down Peachtree Road, to Philips Arena. The contest, appropriately titled “Dribble Down Peachtree”, calls for fans to register on-line and be willing to take the Friday afternoon off in order to participate in the contest. The station received hundreds of entries to be one of the 10 randomly chosen contestants to participate.
Matt Edgar, Program Director, says “We wanted to do something a little outrageous to kick off the Hawks’ season while rewarding our listeners and Hawks’ fans with some great tickets. What better way to show your dedication to the team than to dribble a basketball 7.5 miles down Peachtree Road to Philips Arena?”
Contestants will begin the trek at approximately 12:15 pm from the 790 The Zone studio located at 3350 Peachtree Road, NE., Atlanta, GA 30326.
The basic rules are as follows: 1. You must dribble the basketball the entire time while moving forward unless you are resting in a stationary position. 2. You may not interfere with a passing contestant 3. You must abide by all traffic laws in the city of Atlanta 4. You must check in at the two (2) check points located on the course 5. You are not allowed to use a bike, roller blades, skateboard, MARTA, or any other mode of transportation outside of your persons’ two feet.
All contestants will receive a pair of tickets to the opening game against the Knicks and the Grand Prize Winner will receive a pair of lower level season tickets to the Atlanta Hawks’ NBA team. Sports Radio 790 The Zone is a Big League Broadcasting Company. 790 The Zone celebrates its 9th year of operation in Atlanta. In addition to providing entertaining, compelling and informative sports talk, 790 The Zone is the flagship station of Georgia Tech football and men’s basketball, the Atlanta Hawks, the Georgia Force, the Chick-fil-A Bowl, the Bellsouth Classic, the exclusive Sports Radio Station for the Atlanta Falcons, the Tour Championship and The Masters.
