Years ago, I was listening to an album rock station. A caller told the DJ he was fed up with his job and was going to tell off the boss. The station didn't air the confrontation, but not surprisingly, after giving his boss a piece of his mind, the caller was fired. To add insult to injury, his wife called the station and told the DJ, "You tell him that if he has lost his job, he has also lost his wife." The DJ was clearly uncomfortable when the caller who'd just been fired got back on the line, and told him, "Well, buddy, I'm sorry; clearly, this has been a really bad day for you..."
Although that listener chose to call the station of his own free will, I remember thinking, "Why was any of this being aired? I don't want to hear someone's life unravel on the air. What am I supposed to take from this? Am I supposed to think, 'At least, I'm not that person?'"
"It sucks to be you" is not my idea--and shouldn't be anyone's idea--of entertainment. To the station's credit, I've never heard them air any segment like that again.
