Reid About It

Regular readers of mine know how much I detest morning FM radio. Well, another wacky morning radio guy has injured himself in a wacky morning radio guy stunt. Here's the writeup, with my comments added.

Dominic Dieter, a DJ for WKRI 92.3, was treated and released from MetroHealth Medical Center after being injured during a radio stunt Friday morning. NewsChannel5 reported Dieter was dared to roll down a steep hill near East 49th Street and Marginal Road in an 85-gallon drum.

Somebody please explain what makes this "Jackass" stunt funny on radio? It's twenty seconds of noise, followed by an interview with a very dizzy person.

It would sound roughly like this..."BadumbadumbadumbdaumbadumbadumbaCRASH!!! Owwwwwww...I think I'm gonna puke."

At least it was on an FM station, where you could hear the stereo sound of the oil drum rolling past you on its way to comedic misfortune.

The lid reportedly popped off and Dieter was injured.


Well, the only thing funnier than a Morning Zoo Crew Wacky Stunt is a Wacky Stunt with no quality control. God forbid they dispatch Dave the intern to get a couple of bolts to keep a lid on the rolling can of death.

The station said he laid on the ground for 20 minutes, saying he could not feel his feet.

Well, once you stop using your frontal lobe, it stands to reason that the rest of your body would soon atrophy, too.

Rover, the show's other host, said the Dare Dieter segment is over.

God, I hate morning radio guys. The stereotypes are so true. Just like I said, one of them always has to be named after a freakin' animal.

NewsChannel5 was unable to reach the station's general manager.

Because he was too busy laughing his ass off, and rolling around on a big pile of money.

See also "Death To The Morning Zoo Crew"