Chris Cooley and EITM Part Ways! (AUDIO)

After contributing during football season for nearly three years, Chris Cooley and Elliot have parted ways...



Elliot told his listeners Monday morning that Chris Cooley was offered "a ton of cash" to do weekly reports somewhere else. Though he wasn't sure if Chris accepted the offer, he said that Chris decided to stop contributing to Elliot in the Morning either way.

Elliot also said that there is no hard feelings or animosity on his part and that he didn't think there was any on Chris' either. Here's audio from Elliot's announcement Monday morning:

The arguably more famous, linebacker, captain of the defense, and defensive player of the year for the Washington Redskins, London Fletcher, will now fill in as EITM's football contributor during football season.

You can catch London on EITM every Monday morning during football season.

Click here for one last look at Chris Cooley's page before it's removed.

On Tuesday 8/31/10...Maybe...

"Monkey Wrench" by the Foo Fighters plays in the background...



This was the song that played right after Elliot was yanked off air Monday. Tyler has cryptically posted a few of the lyrics on Facebook: "Still, there's one thing that comforts me since I was always caged and now I'm free!"

On Tuesday, your last chance to win $1,000 in EITM's More Summer Cash Contest.

London Fletcher, EITM's new Washington Redskins contributor, will be on the show.

Also, expect Elliot to delve into what happened at the end of Monday's show.

EITM Yanked Off Air This Morning! (AUDIO)

Fresh back from a mini-vacation, Elliot and the Class returned to the airwaves Monday morning...but not for an entire show.

Just after 9 a.m., former DC101/Clear Channel employee, Jon Ballard, took to his Twitter page and announced that he had just been fired from Clear Channel/Washington D.C. owned WBIG-FM Big 100.3.

By 9:20 a.m., Elliot was speaking with Ballard on the air, just after he had left the building. Yes, the same building Elliot was sitting in...

Elliot: "How long is it going to take you to pack up all your stuff?"

Ballard: "I don't have to do that, that's a question for somebody else."

Elliot: (Laughs) "Do you even have any stuff?"

The next thing listeners heard was brief silence and then "Monkey Wrench" by Foo Fighters.

Tyler posted on EITM's Facebook page: "Off the air... I have no idea. UPDATE: Well, I have some..."

Tyler also posted to EITM's Twitter page: "And now we're off too..."

There's been no shortage of comments on both Facebook and Twitter from listeners speculating that this could be from the hands of DC101 Program Director, Dave Wellington, better known as, "the Babysitter" to listeners.

DC101 and 102.1 The X went back to regular programming after Elliot in the Morning was pulled off the air. A Clear Channel insider tells me that they can't discuss what happened just yet, but hopefully I'll hear something soon. No word if EITM will be back tomorrow.

UPDATE:

- A Clear Channel insider tells me management was unhappy that Elliot was talking to Jon Ballard on the air...so they pulled the show. I'm told Elliot in the Morning "should" return Tuesday morning.

- I also spoke with Jon Ballard via Twitter and he tells me that he was unaware Elliot was pulled off the air until afterwards. He tells me the phone just disconnected.

- Tyler has now posted the audio that everyone wants to hear:

On Wednesday 8/25/10...

Harry Shearer will be on to talk about his Hurricane Katrina documentary, The Big Uneasy.

Mary "Dannie" Tillman, mother of Pat Tillman, will be on to talk about The Tillman Story.

EITM will be in Best Of on Thursday and Friday. Elliot and the Class will be taking a mini-vacation. Look for the Class to return on Monday, August 30th. (No tease was recorded for Monday)

On Tuesday 8/24/10...

Ashley Elmore from "Bachelor Pad" and season fourteen of "The Bachelor" will be on the show.

Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez from the Washington Nationals will be on the show.

On Monday 8/23/10...

Sebastian Bach from Guns N' Roses will be on the show.

On Friday 8/20/10...

Comedian Whitney Cummings will be on the show. No guests...

On Thursday 8/19/10...

Flounder interjects with a little Whoop, Whoop!...



Lynda Erkiletian from The Real Housewives of D.C. will be on the show.

On Wednesday 8/18/10...

Tyler fills in for Elliot...



No scheduled guests.

On Tuesday 8/17/10...

No scheduled guests.

On Monday 8/16/10...

No scheduled guests.

Zach the Jewish Kid called in from college in South Carolina. You can listen to his call here.

On Friday the 13th, 2010...

Dolph Lundgren will be on to talk about his movie, The Expendables.

Rescheduled from Thursday, Author Michael Capuzzo will be on to talk about his new book, The Murder Room : The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases.

EITM, Foreskin Free for 3 Years!

It's hard to believe, but this Sunday marks three years since Craig "Big Meat" Henderson quit Elliot in the Morning.

Craig, who now works for PBS, served as a producer on EITM since its inception in 1999 on DC101.

On the morning of August 15, 2007, Craig abruptly quit on-air when Elliot tried to get him to bring, Jim London, (a fellow Clear Channel employee) to the studio.

It also didn't help that Flounder was berating Craig the entire time.

Craig's famous last words can be heard at the closing of every show. See ya!

Here's the audio:

On Thursday 8/12/10...

Severe thunderstorms force EITM off the air...kind of. Follow me on Twitter for updates.



Old friends of EITM, Tareq and Michaele Salahi of The Real Housewives of DC will be on the show.

Author Michael Capuzzo will be on to talk about his new book, The Murder Room : The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases. Rescheduled for Friday.

EITM's More Summer Cash Contest!

Elliot is giving away more cash for the Summer...



Starting on Monday, August 16th, Elliot will give away $1,000 in cash at 7:10 a.m. and every weekday through the end of August.

DC101 listeners will have two chances to win cash at 1:10 p.m. with Bailey and at 4:10 p.m. with Roche.

This means that Elliot and DC101 will give away a whopping $36,000 in cash by the end of August!

Recession...what recession?!

On Wednesday 8/11/10...

No scheduled guests...

Elliot will announce another massive promotion.

Doug McKelway...and Elliot Mentioned In Washington Post!

In an article in The Washington Post today, Doug McKelway is said to be "suspended indefinitely" after clashing with station manager, Bill Lord over comments he made last month surrounding BP's response to the gulf oil spill.

"The issue wasn't what he said in the live shot. It was what he said when he was questioned about it by Bill," said one of McKelway's colleagues. "The issue is insubordination."

The Post briefly mentions Elliot's interview with Doug:

"When asked late last month by morning radio host Elliot Segal if he had been fired, McKelway said, 'All I can say is, I got a great lawyer.'" Click here to read the entire article.

Keep fighting the fight McKelway! You understand?!

Related: [Doug McKelway Speaks...Sort Of]

Joan the Moan Clip Returns!

The other day I noticed that a popular clip of Joan the Moan quietly disappeared from YouTube. The video had been online for three years and was taped many years before that, by her cousin.

Without getting into too much detail, I've learned that Joan's family isn't very fond of her "local celebrity" status and would much rather keep her quiet...



By my request, the video is now back online, but this time, with the following disclaimer:

This is a re-upload of this popular video.

Joan's family is fussing about this video so, even if it was online for 3 years. So here is a LEGAL disclaimer

DISCLAIMER: This video belongs to my cousin ,Joan Kisiki, I have EXCLUSIVE permission from her to have this posted here on YouTube. I, the account holder GRODENBARG will NOT assume responsibility for the content of this video clip. All Legal liabilities all NULL AND VOID! Any legal action taken against the holder of this account WILL BE CONSIDERED BASELESS AND MALICIOUS!!

Take that, Tim "the Moan"!

Related: [Joan the Moan Calls...Gets Dumped!] [Joan the Moan!]

On Tuesday 8/10/10...

Tyler Molnar fills in for Elliot...



Jeffrey Ross, comedian and roast master, will be on to talk about The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff which airs this weekend.

On Monday 8/9/10...

Elliot will have a major promotional announcement. Think Summer!

On Friday 8/6/10...

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg will be on to talk about their movie, The Other Guys.

Comedian and friend of the show, Mitch Fatel, will be in-studio.

On Thursday 8/5/10...

Comedian and friend of the show, Mitch Fatel, will be in-studio.

Filmmakers from the documentary Ride the Divide will be in-studio

Caffeine-Free Flounder Unleashed on YouTube!

When EITM stopped making audio available for download in favor of posting interviews on YouTube back in June, I was a little heated. I've gotten over it now, but thanks for all of your comments.

Along with the change, EITM fans were rarely treated to any additional audio as we had been accustomed to in the past. This may have been because YouTube's upload limit was only 10-minutes. Well, hear's some good news, YouTube recently increased their video upload limit to 15-minutes, which allows longer videos.

I am pleased to see that Tyler has now posted a Wednesday morning audio clip of a caffeine-free Flounder bitching back and forth with the Class for nearly eleven minutes...



THIS is exactly the type of stuff we've been missing! Thank you to Tyler, and PLEASE keep it coming!

On Wednesday 8/4/10...

No scheduled guests...

On Tuesday 8/3/10...

Celebrity biographer, Andrew Morton, will be on to discuss his book, Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography.

DJ Flounder Featured In On Tap Magazine!

On Tap Magazine has penned an article about Flounder...



DC101's Bryan Schlossberg, better know as DJ Flounder, is a Montgomery County native whose passion for music and radio led to a unique career path. He sat down with On Tap to talk about how a former high school drop out ended up on air in the nation's capital and running his own DJ business.

It's a pretty cool article about the reclusive member of the Class and even includes a few quotes from Elliot.

Click here to read the entire article from On Tap Magazine.

On Monday 8/2/10...

Ali Fedotowsky from The Bachelorette will be on to talk about her Final Rose Ceremony.

Stacie Scott Turner from The Real Housewives of DC will check in.