MC posted a story last Friday about 'rumblings' surrounding Ricardo 'El Mandril' Sanchez'
missing-in-action since Nov. 1 from his top rated morning show on
KLAX 97.9 FM. (See Original Posting, Click Here)
Today, The LA Times is reporting his
manager Fernando Schiantarelli confirmed Sanchez's show has been the
subject of an investigation by Nielsen into allegations of ratings
tampering.
Allegations have been raised that
members of the PPM audience panel had been contacted by people
connected to Sanchez's show and encouraged to listen to his program,
a violation Nielsen's practices.
A Nielsen representative said the
company had no comment on its investigation.
A KLAX programming executive also
confirmed that Sanchez's program was taken off the air because of an
investigation. The executive referred The Times to top company
executives who did not return repeated calls for comment Monday.
Schiantarelli said a top SBS executive
told the janitor-turned-radio star to show up to work every day but
sit around "doing nothing."
Sanchez and Schiantarelli both denied
any wrongdoing.
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