Bin Laden's Death Sparks Wisecracks On The Radio

Shannon, Pettengill, nydaily news photo

While much of the Osama Bin Laden talk on entertainment radio Monday morning was reflective or celebratory, it didn't take long for wisecracks to begin, according to a story by David Hinckley at
nydailynews.com.

Scott Shannon and the morning team on WPLJ (95.5 FM) were talking about how Bin Laden's body was buried at sea when Todd Pettengill said, "Wouldn't it be weird if they landed him on 'The Deadliest Catch'?"

Charlamagne, co-host on WWPR (105.1 FM), said Bin Laden's real problem was leaving seclusion for a house in the suburbs.

"He pulled a Frank Lucas," said Charlamagne, referring to a famously ostentatious city drug dealer. "Instead of sleeping with the goats, he was selling goats on his iPhone. He decided to sit in the front row of the fight wearing a big mink coat. Now he's dead."

Cubby Bryant

On the Cubby Bryant show over WKTU (103.5 FM), new producer Mike Ryan ticked off a round of Osama jokes, including:

"They should have made him spend the rest of his life going through airport security."

"Apparently he gave out his address on PlayStation."

"Once again: location, location, location."

Bryant's sidekick, Cindy Vero, said, "Normally, you wouldn't celebrate someone's death. ... But this is not a normal situation."

No, it wasn't.

Craig Carton and Boomer Esiason of WFAN (660 AM) interspersed sports talk with calls about the legacy of Sept. 11.

Dan Taylor

"This is a special moment," said Carton.

Chunky, sitting in for new father Nick Cannon on WXRK (92.3 FM), said: "We got the bastard and I'm glad. This is our day."

WCBS-FM (101.1) took listener requests, and host Dan Taylor said Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the U.S.A." was No. 1.

Taylor also took calls from listeners. They generally expressed pleasure at the news, with some saying they hope it hastens the end of the Mideast wars.

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