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DJ Pat Barry says he was fired from WMOJ-FM MOJO 100.3 last
October after being accused of “corporate espionage” for forwarding a station
email to long-time friend Randy Michaels.
Using his real name of Barry Tingley, he sued Radio One and
Blue Chip Broadcasting Monday in Hamilton
County Common Pleas Court saying he was refused
“severance, vacation or other accrued benefits using a false… reason of
corporate espionage” for his termination after 13 months on Oct. 25, 2012.
Two weeks later, the station dropped the “MOJO” format and
announced it would become a sports talk station in January. The station
operated as WCFN-FM “The Fan 100.3″ from January until last week, when it changed to “old school” R&B music.
Barry, 61, told John Kiesewetter at cincinnati.com that he did
forward an email to Michaels, former head of Clear Channel radio and Chicago ’s Tribune
Company, inviting Radio One employees to a teleconference with CEO Alfred
Liggins III last October. But Barry said the email did not include any
passwords or proprietary information.
In 2011, Barry signed a two-year contract with a one-year
extension calling for $120,000 a year, including a base salary of $65,000 and benefits, according to the suit
filed by attorney Bruce B. Whitman. Barry seeks re-instatement; lost pay and
benefits; punitive damages and $25,000 in compensatory damages.
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