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Archives: Payola (1959-1962) – Press Coverage
MAGAZINE
- 11-23-1959: “Life Magazine: “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme on the Old Payola” and “A Deejay’s Exposeand Views of the Trade” by Ed McKenzie (William B. Williams, Dick Whittnighill, Bob Clayton, Milt Grant, Jim Mills, Buddy Deane, Howards Miller, Dick Clark, Gunter Hauer, Tony Mammarella, Bill Randle, Phil Lind, Dody Goodman) ~9MB pdf
- 12-7-1959: Time Magazine, Ex-Deejay Freed & Fans, Payola may stink, but its here and I didn’t start it (Now Dont Cry F.T.C., fired by WABC, sacked by WNEW-TV, a man said to me; If somebody sent you a Cadilac would you send it back? I said, It depends on the color)
- 12-7-1959: Life Magazine Payola Axes King Freed, Alan parts with his fans (Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bob, WABC radio, WNEW, song pluggers, Payola, payola, thats all we’ve been hearing, Danny Winchell, Helene Britton)
- 1960: Inter-Racial Style – The radio and TV quiz scandals by Frank L. Britton, editor (race-mixing, integration, Negroidal crooners, inter-racial filth, Item 1-9, propaganda drive to destroy the White race)
NEWSPAPER
- 11-22-1959: Allen Freed Is Fired in Payola Tiff (WABC, refused to sign statement, never taken payoffs for plugging records, NBC, Jan Murray, quiz show, Treasure Hunt terminated, WNEW-TV, an insult to my reputation for integrity, American Federation of Television and Radio Actors, Bennet H. Korn)
- 11-23-1959: 2nd Station Drops DJ,TV Show Will End Saturday Journal American (Rock n Roll King, WNEW-TV, contract terminated, accepted bribes, coining the phrase rock n roll, fired WABC, insult to his reputation and integrity, Big Beat Afternoon Show, Bennett Korn, At no time during my period of association with said program and Channel 5 have I at any time committed any improper practices or done or committed any act or thing for which I might properly be criticized, 205 E. 67th St., Inga, lawyer; Warren Troob, Robert Dryer, Jack Lynn)
- 11-23-1959: Freed Dropped From TV Despite Payola Denial, NY World-Telegram (WNEW-TV, committed any improper practice or done any act or thing for which I might be properly criticized, Bennet H. Korn, vice president of Metropolitan Broadcasting Corp., Big Beat 205 E. 67th St., Robert W. Sarnoff QUIZ SHOWS Time Magazine, shows were rigged)
- 11-23-1959: Alan Freed Quizzed by Television Bosses (WNEW-TV, “Big Beat Show”, JackLynn, Bennet Korn, National Broadcasting Co, television stations owned by Time Magazine, rigged quiz programs)
- 11-24-1959: “Freed Out In TV Squeeze,” New York Mirror (Big Daddy-O, “Big Beat” fired, WABC, refusal to sign, received payola, cash for plugging, “insult”, WNEW-TV, “At no time during my period of association with Channel 5 have I at any time committed any improper practice or omitted to do any act or thing for which I might properly be criticized”, Bennett Korn, Metropolitan Broadcasting Crop., subpenaed, District Attorney Hogan, Fox Theatre)
- 11-25-1959: “Freed Telling All” Newark News, Earl Wilson (payola, House subcommittee, Dick Clark, his rival, “should be investigated”, WNEW-TV, tax liens, “Big Beat”. W. 58th St. restaurant, “I decided I was being played for a sucker”, Harris subcommittee, Johnny Brantley, Jack Hooke)
- 11-26-1959: Seen on TV, Alan Freed Subpoenaed (contract with TV terminated, WNEW-TV, handed him the subpoena ordering him to appear for questioning at the grand jury, congressional investigators, not go to Washington to testify unless he was subpoenaed)
- 11-29-1959: Freed Tells of Acting as Disk Adviser (receiving checks for consultation, press conference, never swayed by gifts, District Attorney Frank S. Hogan, National Broadcasting Co. quiz show scandals)
- 12-1-1959: Disc Jockey Freed Balks at Testifying (payola, grand jury prosecution, district attorneys office, subpoena on his television files, Were under subpoena, we cant answer any questions, consultant fees, Sam C. Phillips, Dick Clark, Beechnut Gum, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Post)
- 12-9-1959: Loaned Freed $11000, Gave Back Interest (Jerry Blaine mortgage home, Stamford Conn., Roulette Records, rock-and-roll craze, recently fired, subpoenaed, District Attorney Frank Hogan, Dee-Jay Records, Jubilee Records, Josie Records, Cosnat Distributing Corp, Cosnat, Lance Distributing Co., Cleveland)
- 12-9-1959: “WINS Asks Disc Firms to Tell of Any Payola”
- 6-21-1961: “Low-Paid Coast Jocks … Prime Target …”
