Changes in the broadcast industry have suddenly made payola a hotissue again. For decades payola has been a sleeper, with radio stationowners vaguely recalling the scandals involving Alan Freed in the ...
On this day, Jan. 20, in 1965, Alan Freed, commonly referred to as “The Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” died of alcoholism while facing federal charges in the radio payola scandal. He was 43. Freed, ...
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