Details Emerge As To Why KBHT Left The Air

Sometimes a name says it all. KBHT 93.5 FM has not broadcast from Grapeland, TX for over a year now. Rumors about why the radio station went off the air have swirled since they ceased operations in June of last year. The truth behind these rumors may soon come to light in a Houston County courtroom, according to messenger-news.com.

Known as “The Outlaw”, the upper management of 93.5 KBHT allegedly took the nickname to the extreme. A lawsuit filed in the Third Judicial District Court, alleges Weston Entertainment employees or agents Eric Eisbrenner and Don Raumaker, engaged in practices of sexual harassment, disability discrimination and retaliation against the plaintiffs. In addition, Raumaker is being sued for assault.

The plaintiffs in the case are former Weston Entertainment “on air” personalities Carla Leigh Turner (“Carla Leigh“) and Jimmy Heil (“Jimmy ‘the Hitman’ Hill”). They are represented by attorneys Elaine Berkley, of the law firm Griffith and Griffith, based in Crockett and Timothy B. Garrigan from the Nacogdoches law firm of Stuckey, Garrigan and Castetter.

A copy of the lawsuit was obtained by the Messenger. The petition paints a rather salacious picture of the operations of KBHT after the Weston purchase. Turner and Heil were the morning time DJ’s for the radio station and were often seen around the area at various promotions, concerts and charity events.

The lawsuit alleges the issues began in May 2011 when Weston Entertainment employees, Eisbrenner and Raumaker, were introduced to the staff as “….partners and consultants who were on a fact-finding mission for Weston Entertainment.”

The court petition further stated, “…..Raumaker spent more time at the station than Eisbrenner, and began making Turner uncomfortable by paying inordinate attention to her, persistently asking her to have dinner and drinks, and promising her various career advancements.”

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