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comment continued: Fortunately he’ll never have his dream of a forum to publicly insult everyone around him to feed his tiny ego (and then throw tantrums and threaten to sue anyone who defends themselves by commenting on his childish behavior). Thanks to The Reader and the author of this article: you’ve given him the rope to hang himself. When he realizes what he has done watch out: who will he insult then sue next? Also who is looking into whether or not a non disclosure agreement was broken about the details, etc concerning this case?— August 18, 2009 1:34 a.m.
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comment from above continued: After leaving the message “thanks for the free publicity” he got an article in The Reader about the “conspiracy” of his firing, then used the “damaging” publicity he had created to get a show at a real station. No damage from his BS here. Then that show failed (is there another bizarre tale there, I don’t know). Then he, after having publicly insulted everyone during his time at our station (in person, on his show, and in the press) cries like a baby and sues cause he’s been “defamed.” Apparently gets stupid nuisance settlement. Then gets another article in The Reader, slanted because nobody wants to respond to it out of fear of having a stupid lawsuit filed against them as well, or the personal harassment this person is well known for (his own Myspace page brags about how people “fear” him). The only good part of the story, for those who believe in “what goes around comes around”, is that this sad little person’s act of vengeance has just publicly branded himself as a “nuisance lawsuit filer”. If he knew anything about the real world he would understand that filing the lawsuit and spreading publicity about his nuisance “win”, he has accomplished what private messages on a discussion board never would have: he has destroyed his own future chances in radio. Nobody will hire someone who will sue them if fired – any employer reading this article will recognize a crazed problem employee on sight. People commented that he was a lawsuit waiting to happen, but we thought an employee or someone would sue the station for his harassment of them, not him sue the station. Whoever “fired” him from his non-paying “job” did the right thing even with the settlement: KCR got off cheap with the settlement, he could have caused much more damage. Good luck to all past, present, and future employers. He will have his “revenge”.— August 18, 2009 1:32 a.m.
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This is completely bogus. I have been an avid listener of the station for many years and here is the real story of what went down. Guy shows up in a dress, does his best to insult everyone around him to gain publicity and try to make them uncomfortable cause he (as he openly admits) enjoys pissing people off and enjoys trying to hurt people’s feelings. Constantly mean spirited and bizarre to most of the people around him, getting attention like any mean spirited child would. Finally does enough to get himself fired (notice he doesn’t actually deny that he was drinking on the air). It came down to one thing: he was simply too bizarre and unpleasant to be around, for most of the staff (who complained about him) and the listeners (who complained about his show). Shows up after having been fired and been told not to return and talks his way to being a guest on the air (acting like he is just another student), then throws a tantrum on the air, freaking out female DJ who suddenly found herself alone with a crazy person. Then he was banned from the radio station, not from the school itself. Nobody claimed he was kicked out of school, despite his claims to the contrary. There was no “blog” there was a private discussion board for just the DJs that Gottlieb was on and where he ranted and raved about his being fired. Nothing actually his responsibility but a “conspiracy to keep the station mediocre.” Away from the “greatness” he brought. After being kicked off that some people briefly commented on his bizarre antics and how uncomfortable they were around him. The gay thing is a red herring, nobody in shock jock radio wouldn’t hire you cause you were gay, and nobody at the station cared about his sexuality. He wasn’t gay; he just wore a dress to freak people out.— August 18, 2009 1:31 a.m.