St. Louis Radio: Staffer Sues Frank O Pinion Over ReHab Talk

Frank O. Pinion

St. Louis talk-radio host Frank O. Pinion may have talked too much.

In a lawsuit filed Oct. 6 in St. Louis Circuit Court, a man who worked 19 years for Pinion (whose real name is John Craddock) alleges that Craddock broadcast live on KTRS 550 AM the fact that the man had entered a substance abuse rehab facility.

He now airs on KFNS 590 AM.

According to stltoday.com, the suit asks for "in excess of" $50,000, and states Craddock talked about the subject at least six times in the two weeks the man was in a rehab facility in late August. The lawsuit does not name the plaintiff.

On Aug. 21, Craddock told listeners that the man "had to go get help" to "deal with substances," the suit alleges.

The suit also states that on Aug. 23, Craddock said the man "has gone away to get straightened out" and then went on to say:

"People who have a substance abuse problem — you're never going to help them kick it by molly-coddling them, helping them keep it hush-hush. You have to put the hammer down."