One night at KCOU, a DJ asked me to answer the phone while she was on the air. Upon answering, a listener spewed his critique of a song that was playing.
He yelled, "Why the @#&* are you playing this $!^)?! This song is awful!"
I told him I'd relay his review to the DJ. Shortly after I'd told her what he'd said, she back announced the song and added, "Based on the listener feedback we've received, we'll have to play that again really soon."
I thought her reaction was appropriate. While the song about liking pudding wasn't the most listener-friendly tune I'd ever heard, it didn't warrant the listener's intense, profane tirade.
I still wonder if the DJ played the tune again during her shift--and if the same enraged listener called in again. Hopefully, he calmed down and realized that a few minutes of discordant music on a college radio station doesn't merit such vitriol.
