Elliot Segal is a radio talk show host for Washington DC's rock station, WWDC (FM) DC101. His award winning Elliot in the Morning show, is broadcasted in both the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and Richmond, Virginia.
Personal
Elliot was born in Canada but grew up in Houston, Texas. He is married to wife Jacquie, and has two sons (born in February 2004 and in August 2006). He also had an American Bulldog named Molson, who was put down after a long illness in June 2007. Molson's name was likely a nod to Elliot's Canadian roots. And like all good Canadians, he loves his hockey and the great Wayne Gretzky. He's also a season ticket holder to the Washington Capitals.
Career
Before coming to DC101, he worked as a radio personality in Houston, Texas, Los Angeles, California and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In NY he was half of the "Morning Zoo" team on Z100 in New York.
Elliot, is fond of toilet humor, gross-out jokes, and oddball stunts, which comprise a large portion of material on his show but he is also more than capable of serious and thought provoking journalism. He's inquisitive and shows particular interest in current events, entertainment, politics, sports, and crime stories.
His trademark is a loud, maniacal laugh. He frequently uses catchphrases (each with its own colorful origins) such as "Smell My Face!", "Do What?", "Rub The Phone Against It!", "Peace And Chicken Grease!", and "Thanks For Rolling With A Brother".
While most of his critics dismiss him as a shock-jock, those who are truly familiar with Elliot and his work know that in addition to being crude and silly, he can also be very serious and conduct intelligent and insightful interviews. He is also involved with many local charities including 'Olie & Elliot's Great Saves' with Washington Capitals goalie, Olaf Kölzig, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. He also features weekly interviews with America's Most Wanted producer, Donna Brant, to highlight specific cases from around the country, and has several captures attributed to these segments. He also talks semi-regularly with John Walsh and has even appeared in a re-enactment on the show. In addition to these things, once upon finding out that the video-game unit had been stolen by a parent from the children's ward of the hospital he was in with his son in 2006, Elliot arranged for several new & used video-game systems to be donated to the hospital via local merchants and listeners of his radio show.
Controversy
FCC Fine for Bishop O'Connell High School Incident
On his May 7, 2002 D.C. metro area shock jock morning show ( on DC101 ) "Elliot in the Morning", two sixteen-year-old O'Connell students called to be considered in a contest whose winners were to be cage dancers at an upcoming Kid Rock concert at George Mason University's Patriot Center. Instead, goaded by Elliot, they discussed alleged sexual activity at O'Connell. The students, who claimed to be eighteen, discussed giving oral sex to lines of boys in the hallway and having intercourse in stairwells and closets.[1] They implied these acts occurred during a typical school day. The students, who had used false names on air, were suspended the same day for their comments.[2] The principal addressed the student body on the PA system and discussed the immorality of Mr. Segal's radio show. The following day (May 8th), Mr. Segal, angered by the students' suspension, personally insulted the principal on air, making lewd remarks about his family and his sexual activity. He also mocked the school's mission statement, specifically what he considered to be a hypocritical statement that their educational environment is "rooted in the life of Christ."[3] The two days of broadcasting were ruled indecent by the FCC. As a result, in October 2003, sixteen months after the incident, DC101's parent company Clear Channel Communications was fined $55,000. [4]
The fine was of exceptionally dubious merit, as there was no overt obscenity during segment and Segal had acted in good faith believing the callers to be 18. It is believed that there may have been political strings pulled by the administrators of the school in order to preserve the school’s public image. This was especially important so as to conceal the truth, as several independent investigators have largely corroborated the caller’s claims of sexual debauchery on school grounds.[5]
References
- ^ Atlantic Magazine Article on Elliot in the Morning [1]
- ^ FCC Transcript of Elliot in the morning's offensive material form May 7th and 8th of 2002 [2]
- ^ Quote taken from O'Connell Website's Mission & Beliefs page.
- ^ FCC announcement of Elliot in the morning fine, released October 2, 2003 [3]
- ^ [4]
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