Last Friday -- Not a Good Day for Tickermen

This site was saddened to learn of Jon Fahy's departure from The Ticket last Friday.  Turns out that wasn't the only Tickerman drama on The Little One that day.

On Work in Progress yesterday, Justin and Mino were noodging Tickerman Samuel Hale about talking on air.  I didn't get it.  A Confessor advised that it was the upshot of Junior Miller's judgment at BaD Court on Friday.  Still didn't have details.

Well, Samuel Hale must be in very bad odor at The Ticket, because Craig Miller took the occasion of this morning's 5:30 segment to go over the whole story again, an unusual JV-bashing segment:

Samuel Hale, with long hair, is a Tickerman.

Sam Madison is a somewhat fresh employee, former intern.  He is one of approximately 31 helpers sustaining BaD Radio and its many needs.  He is famous for not knowing who Bob Lilly was/is.  Hair length unknown.

Dan McDowell thought it would be a good idea to go get tape from Cowboys rookies to see if they know who Bob Lilly was/is.  He apparently suggests this to Sam Madison.

Sam Madison asks Samuel Hale if he will go try to get some of that tape and provide it to him.  Sam Madison apparently anticipates that the tape will be used on BaD, which, as Dan says, is "starving for content."  It is unclear, but apparently he left the impression with Samuel Hale that Sam Madison was planning on using it in BaD Tickers.  I may have that wrong, but that's the impression I got from the sworn testimony.

Samuel Hale does go get said tape.

But he does not send it to Sam Madison.  He lies to Sam Madison and says he couldn't get the tape, no one home at The Star. 

Instead, he gives it to Corby, who broadcasts it on The Hardline.  Samuel Hale admits what he calls the deception and "double-cross."  Corby is aware that the idea was transmitted by Sam Madison.

Eventually, Samuel Hale admits his actions, and calls his appropriation "radio capitalism."

The real problem here seems to me to be not necessarily what Samuel Hale did by going to get the audio, but in not making it first available to the show from which the idea arose, BaD Radio.  I ask myself if Corby might be an unindicted co-conspirator here.


The whole story is preserved by the UnTicket.

BaD Radio Sam v Sam Court

Interesting side note:  This morning, Junior reminded us that awhile back, Samuel Hale "bowed up" to George, telling him that he was going to take his (George's) job, and that he was a better broadcaster than George.   Junior also observed (both on Friday and this morning) that Samuel Hale does "million-mile-an-hour Tickers."   (I wondered if anyone other than me had noticed those scorching Tickers.)

It occurs to me that perhaps Judge Miller should have disqualified himself, as The Musers seem to have something of a history with Samuel Hale.

And do we remember that budding broadcaster Samuel Hale did a weekend show or two back a few months ago with a partner I'm too lazy to go look up, auditioning for a newly-vacant weekend slot? No comment, but George's sleep has gone undisturbed since.

To his credit, Samuel Hale confessed to his faithlessness and fibbing.  He didn't have much choice given the evidence of some emails.   His justification -- that he had a higher and better use for the audio than Sam Madison intended -- use on a Hardline segment rather than BaD Radio Tickers as he believe Sam Madison intended -- did not play well with the court.

It's tough to be a JV, and I really do hope the guy rebounds.

I like his speedy Tickers.

Frankly, the faster Tickers are over, the better.