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Friday, February 03, 2006

TIPSY TARA: ME, PARTY?
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New York Post - Page Six Original Article

DESPITE overwhelming evidence to the contrary, stumbling starlet Tara Reid insists reports of her hard-partying lifestyle have been greatly exaggerated. "It's so annoying," Reid moaned to the hosts of the "Leigh Ann and Charlie Tuna Show" on L.A.'s KBIG 104 Wednesday. "It's not like I'm dancing on tables or getting kicked out of clubs or chugging down shots." In fact, that is precisely what Reid has gotten a hard-earned reputation for, most recently at Jet East in the Hamptons over the holiday weekend, where spies said she was eventually asked to leave. Reid also whined that the press has treated her unfairly - "especially Page Six! It's, like, the worst one!" We're, like, flattered. But we did wonder whether Reid had already been partying when she made her ludicrous denials. "Well, it was 8 a.m. when we spoke with her," the radio show's producer, Dianna Olea, told PAGE SIX's Elizabeth Spiers. "But I don't know."

Friday, February 03, 2006

Leigh Ann Adam Gives Birth to Son Live On the Internet On KBIG
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LA Radio.com

Leigh Ann was the focal point of a major national promotion that garnered KBIG huge publicity. In the spring of 2000, Leigh gave birth to her new baby with the world watching on a KBIG web cam that was hooked up to the Internet. "Next to my own family and new baby, my show on KBIG is the most important aspect of my life," said Leigh Ann at the time. Leigh Ann admitted that the decision to share the birth was all about ratings. Then KBIG gm Ed Krampf commented: "With no manual to follow, we are writing our own rules for how we meld the Internet with our listening audience to form a multi media platform.” The station is offered $1,000 in a "BIG Baby Pool" to guess the exact date and time of the birth.

There were over 6,000,000 hits from people watching the Internet baby being born. The drama of the day occurred when doctors announced the baby was in the wrong position and they decided to deliver him via C-Section. As the afternoon wore on, the BIG BabyCam was receiving approximately nine thousand hits per minute, enough to crash the server of a partner company hired to help keep track of who was logging in. "Most of the time I didn't even think about the fact that the camera was there," said a weary Leigh Ann. "The mood at the station was fantastic, everyone on the staff was so behind Leigh Ann and wishing her the best," remarked KBIG gm Ed Krampf. "It was definitely not a business as usual sort of day."

Friday, February 03, 2006

April Fool's Prank On LA Radio Station
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Leigh Ann Adam

KBIG's Leigh Ann and Charlie announced yesterday that the new law banning cell phone usage and smoking while driving went into effect. Most of the callers they put on the air bought it and they were very upset at the new law. One caller, however, was so pleased remembering that she voted for the ordinance in the last election. By 9 a.m., the California Highway Patrol called to have the morning team end the hoax. They had received a number of 911 calls turning in drivers who were talking on their phones or smoking..

Friday, February 03, 2006

Wanna neck? - The LABJ's L.A. Stories
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Los Angeles Business Journal, Sept 22, 2003 by Kate Berry

Original Article

A few years ago, Leigh Ann Adam, a morning co-host at KBIG (FM 104), allowed a Web cam into her maternity room to broadcast the birth of her baby.

"I will do anything to get people to talk about this show," Adam said at the time.

It worked. The event generated 8 million hits on the station's Web site.

It also set a precedent Adam may regret. After deciding to undergo plastic surgery to swap her breast implants with a more modest pair.

Though this procedure was not to be Webcast, the station's sales staff went to work looking for plastic surgeons--not exactly a tough assignment in L.A. But after all the nipping and tucking, Adam was surprised to find she was left to foot the $5,000 tax bill on the trade value of the surgery.

The doctor, who felt it unethical to give away the surgery, had billed the station--which billed Adam.

So much for free publicity.