Elliot Segal

Infobox Radio Presenter
name = Elliot Segal
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birthplace = Canada
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show = Elliot in the Morning
station = WWDC, WRXL, WCHH
timeslot = 5:48AM- 10:something Monday-Friday
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style = Talk, Comedy
country = United States
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web = http://www.eitmonline.com

Elliot Segal is a radio talk show host for Washington DC's rock station, WWDC (FM) DC101 and Alternative Rock Stations WRXL 102.1 The X and WCHH Channel 104.3. His award winning "Elliot in the Morning" show, is broadcast in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, Baltimore, Maryland, and Richmond, Virginia.

Personal

Segal 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). Frequently he references his old Camo Army Jacket and can still remember the smell of fresh marijuana. He maintains a relationship with his mother, but doesn't seem to like her very much, as he frequently makes disparaging remarks about her and resists contact. Segal also suffers from lupus, but apparently not a serious case. He 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 Segal's Canadian heritage, and in keeping with his roots, he also loves hockey, Wayne Gretzky, and Alexander Ovechkin. 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. He was half of the "Z Morning Zoo" team on Z100 in New York City.

Segal 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 familiar with Segal 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 three captures attributed to these segments (through October 2007). 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, Segal 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 "Elliot in the Morning" show, two sixteen-year-old female 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. Goaded by Segal, they discussed alleged sexual activity at school. 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. [cite news |title=Air Pollution |first=Matthew |last=Quirk |work=The Atlantic |date=2004-05 |url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200405/quirk ] 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. [cite web |title=Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture |work=Federal Communications Commission |format=TXT |date=2003-10-02 |url=http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2003/FCC-03-233A1.html ] The principal addressed the student body on the PA system and discussed the immorality of Segal's radio show. Angered by the students' suspension, Segal personally insulted the principal on air the following day, 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." [cite web |title=Mission & Beliefs |work=Bishop O'Connell High School |url=http://www.bishopoconnell.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?page=4387 ] The two days of broadcasting were ruled indecent by the FCC. In October 2003, DC101's parent company Clear Channel Communications was fined $55,000 as a result. [cite press release |title=Commission Proposes Statutory Maximum Forfeiture of $55,000 Against AMFM Radio Licenses for Apparent Violations of Indecency Rules |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |date=2003-10-02 |url=http://www.fcc.gov/eb/News_Releases/DOC-239475A1.html ]

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