The Tom Leykis Show Tom Leykis

1 tom leykis show

1.1 history
1.2 format
1.3 features
1.4 take me out styles
1.5 notable occurrences

1.5.1 toni grant s sex life
1.5.2 lawsuits
1.5.3 on-air murder confession
1.5.4 cease , desist order
1.5.5 naming names


1.6 ratings
1.7 end of terrestrial radio broadcast
1.8 return

the tom leykis show


history

the tom leykis show began in 1994 broadcasting los angeles. show political in nature, fact leykis highlighted @ start of every episode proclaiming show radio talk show not hosted right-wing wacko or convicted felon , references radio hosts rush limbaugh , g. gordon liddy, respectively. in addition politics, host commonly discussed relationships, religion (leykis atheist), , other issues. on fridays, listeners allowed call in , talk wanted, in contrast other days when leykis established single topic each hour of show.

friday usual day live appearances in cities around u.s., when leykis broadcast bar or other public place audience present. free-for-all subject matter , large crowds led rowdy atmosphere on friday shows, , in context flash fridays began.

in 1997, leykis s show picked klsx, fm talk station in los angeles carried howard stern show. station became flagship show , leykis began tone down political aspect of show around time, , started leykis 101 segment after.

in 2002, tom leykis show briefly heard on irregular basis in new york city on wnew. leykis moved afternoons nights replace fired opie , anthony of opie , anthony show. leykis later reflected on comparative lack of success in new york market, explaining station never got behind him, talking [wnew show director mark chernoff] show being on station on regular basis. said, show never work in new york. now, may true or may not true how know until people have had chance listen it? .

in addition weekday show, leykis began hosting new syndicated weekend show called tasting room in february 2005, covering lifestyle topics such wine , spirits, luxury cars, , high-end technology.

with departure of howard stern satellite radio in january 2006, klsx became known on-air 97.1 free fm – so-called highlight stations broadcast free-to-air, funded commercials, whereas satellite radio requires subscription fee. station produced cbs radio part of free fm format, , tom leykis show broadcast in number of affiliate markets nationwide including not limited portland, dallas, seattle, phoenix, las vegas multiple california markets in addition los angeles flagship such san diego , san francisco. talkers magazine, analyzing arbitron data, show leykis has estimated listening minimum weekly cume of on 1.75 million spring 2007, based on national sample.

on february 20, 2009, klsx changed format top 40 (chr) under economic pressures, , tom leykis show aired final broadcast. show ran monday through friday, 3:00 pm 8:00 pm pt paramount studios , 2:00 pm 6:00 pm saturdays in hollywood, california , heard in number of major metropolitan markets on west coast of united states.

leykis s show returned on podcast/streamcast network new normal network @ 3pm pacific time, april 2, 2012 – 1 day after cbs contract ended. new uncensored show includes new theme song, fewer commercials, , leykis 101 news @ top of each hour. new show financed through both advertising , premium subscription service offers less-compressed stream , podcast-on-demand ability. produced gary zabransky along associate producer dean dino demilio, , engineered mike timpson, replaced art webb after departure in 2013.

format

typically, leykis discusses 1 topic per hour. introduce topic reading news article or peer-reviewed study, or discussing personal anecdote or experience. accept callers discussion , debate.

the cornerstone of program thursday broadcast of leykis 101 , in program set ad hoc lecture , question , answer session, on leykis presides self-styled professor . subject of 101 segments how men can spend less money on women, while achieving greater sexual , personal success. intent of advice serve father figure mostly-male listeners. thus, many callers address leykis dad or father .

along general information on life young men, leykis s 101 advice consists of principles of looking out oneself. argues institution of marriage flawed , family court systems corrupt because dna testing after childbirth not mandatory prevent paternity fraud, , because courts have forced men pay child support after dna testing has established man not child s father. other examples of leykis 101 guidelines include never dating single mothers or co-workers; never cohabiting woman; using birth control during each sexual encounter; , ending relationship if woman issues ultimatum.

leykis recommends young men pursue career or educational goals , not distracted serious relationships or marriage @ young age was. leykis describes many women dream killers (i.e., argues that, in dating or marriage, women typically prioritize desires above man s, , actively discourage men s ambitions fear of him leaving relationship if attains success). furthermore, leykis urges men live frugally, including avoiding consumer debt (what leykis describes renting money ); never spending more $40 date; , saving cash , investing future. has described men neglect bills immoral .

features

a popular , long-running feature of show flash friday , in men encouraged drive headlights on , women encouraged expose breasts such vehicles. feature began one-time bit; while on air, leykis recalled radio host listened child, asked listeners in new york apartments flash lights on , off , outside see how many neighbors doing same, way gauge audience size (jean shepherd). leykis asked listeners same car headlights, , few minutes later, jokingly suggested women flash breasts. listener called in report saw woman flashing fellow drivers, , became regular feature of show. both women , men commonly call during friday broadcast alert other listeners location, , recount stories of flashing or being flashed, respectively.

take me out styles

the show uses sound clips callers request after long conversations. callers make requests taken out in style, meaning specific desired sound effect or audio played end call; e.g., take me out bong hit? or take me out kobe style. practice of taking people out use of sound clip dates days of show, when leykis working @ small radio station in albany, new york. leykis dispose of undesirable or tiresome callers playing sound of toilet flushing while hanging on them (i.e., flushing caller ). station manager found offensive, , when leykis refused stop, removed cart studio. leykis retaliated re-recording sound on cart purposely mis-labeled dog barking , , continued play it. station manager became frustrated , began harassing host it, leykis began blowing callers instead (i.e., playing explosion sound effect).

after time, practice became such commonplace 1 callers ended on-air conversation leykis began asking sound clip played hung saying blow me up, tom. phrase in turn became popular synonymous tom leykis show , host. since then, has been used on sorts of leykis merchandise, name of official website, , title of 2001 documentary film host , show.

over years, more , more sound clips brought use, explosion sound saw less air time , became referred phrase old school , , original toilet flush clip in turn became old- old school , terms both still used whenever callers wish taken out sound effects. 1 of recent sound clips added after death of kelly thomas fullerton police.

here s incomplete list of take-me-out styles:

old-old school style (toilet flush)
old school style ( blow me up, tom. - explosion)
kobe bryant style
african tribal style
jfk style (rifle sounds)
jfk jnr style (airplane crashing)
kfj style (rifle sounds backwards)
whitney houston style
halle berry style
laci peterson style
rush limbaugh style
al capone / scarface style (machine gun)
princess diana style
earnhardt style
o.j. style
saddam style
bong hit / bong toke style
thank jesus style
bedsprings style
screaming orgasm style
mexican style
gracias style
bee-atch style
vaginamony style
thx style
match game style
halo style
dj style
horn style (car horn)
abortion style
enumclaw style
gunshot style
columbine style
double columbine style
jealous husband style

notable occurrences
toni grant s sex life

in 1989, while doing show on kfi after talk show host toni grant, whom leykis has repeatedly expressed professional affection , admiration, hosted segment controversial pornographer al goldstein. goldstein publicly claimed sordid sexual relationship dr. grant, saying hottest sexual partner ever had, says goldstein. dishonest relationship. loved fame. loved excitement. gamekeeper in lady chatterley s lover. dirty experience respectable woman. knew wouldn t last. leykis said unexpected announcement strained professional relationship time.

lawsuits

in july 1998, tom leykis , production company westwood 1 sued karen carpenter of juneau, alaska. claimed have suffered post-traumatic stress disparaging , sexual comments leykis made on air. leykis has stated on air case occupied of attention in winter of 2002.

on june 25, 2003, marty ingels, voice actor, called leykis s show , tried challenge him on moral grounds. ingels, older typical caller leykis s show, subjected rude remarks call screener said old , should not on air. ingels placed on air, , leykis disparaged ingels, stating re not older demographic, re grandfather of demographic . leykis explained didn t want older callers because selling advertising aimed @ younger listeners. ingels sued show age discrimination. ingels s first lawsuit got dismissed anti-slapp statute (ccp s 425.16) protected against lawsuits protects first amendment rights , judge claimed show had right control content. further, noted ingels not complain discriminated against because call in fact put on air. ingels, actor ordered pay $25,000 in attorney s fees leykis.

on-air murder confession

another publicized event took place in november 2006, when leykis invited callers make confessions wrongdoing or escapades never discovered. listener phoenix, arizona area called show , confessed shooting father of child when refused pay child support. caller described herself nurse went middle name, sue, , said shot man in heart 9 mm because knew how aim , , asserted made shooting suicide. leykis asked if woman serious, , woman explained how got away because police believed blubbering, crying woman , never arrested or charged. leykis informed had made murder confession live on air, call-screener had phone number, , turn information on police. woman ended call.

leykis denied allegations call part of hoax set show, , producers turned on information had caller police began investigation. leykis discussed confession on subsequent episodes of show, urging listeners phone toll-free number if had possibly relevant information, , offering cash reward information leading conviction of woman murder. month later, former talk show host geraldo rivera asked leykis incident on geraldo @ large syndicated television program. geraldo: first reaction when got call? leykis: shocked. know, people call talk shows , kinds of things, never confess murder.

on august 7, 2008, leykis interviewed officer involved in investigation. evidence presented maricopa county attorney s office , charges considered against megan suzanne vice of el mirage, arizona. ex-boyfriend, tortsen rockwood, died of gunshot wound in 2001, and, while death ruled suicide, police later named vice suspect in case. sometime after murder confession made on leykis s show, vice filed police report stating cell phone had been stolen. in 2009, revealed police reviewed death of rockwood , determined evidence consistent suicide , vice not charged murder; however, charged filing false police report claiming cell phone stolen.

cease , desist order

in fall of 2006, show relocated new broadcast studio on paramount pictures lot in hollywood. of july 23, 2007, leykis has been prohibited including name of film studio part of pre-taped intro sequence. according leykis, paramount pictures contacted cbs radio , objected having studio linked show.

originally, when beginning day s broadcast or returning commercial break @ start of new hour, announcer introduce show s studio , location ( paramount studios in hollywood, s tom leykis show ). since cease , desist order paramount, new introduction announces broadcast location in many different ways, satirizing situation. versions replace words paramount studios of backlot @ movie studio or soiduts tnuomarap (paramount studios, spoken in reverse), , more secret location or common audio bleep used removing expletives.

naming names

in 2003, leykis raised controversy revealing name of katelyn faber, accuser in kobe bryant sexual assault case. other media outlets elected reveal details of alleged victim such race , masked photographs while excluding name, standard practice @ time, raising privacy questions.

major media outlets , voluntarily withhold names these due adherence journalism ethics , standards. however, policy in practice applies alleged victims, allowing release of names of alleged offenders, policy leykis disagrees , not follow, regularly states not journalist . leykis contends either names in case (the alleged offender(s) , alleged accuser) should protected or should public.

the radio show host has caused considerable controversy on years practice of identifying such individuals name on-air. other such individuals has named include:

vanessa perhach accused marv albert of forcible sodomy (biting) in 1997.
angela song, woman associated christian coalition of america tried commit suicide jumping off bridge in seattle, washington.
an accused child molester in seatac.
vili fualaau, 13-year-old victim of statutory rape teacher mary kay letourneau.
kenneth pinyan, boeing co. employee dropped off @ seattle hospital dead perforated colon, later found have engaged in bestial sexual intercourse horse.
crystal gail mangum, stripper, escort, , student @ north carolina central university, falsely accused 3 duke university students (members of lacrosse team) of rape, battery, , sodomy in became known 2006 duke university lacrosse case.

ratings

for 2008, leykis had announced radio ratings @ various angles. among 81 radio stations in southern california show #9 overall, #6 in english stations, , #1 time spent listening. among men ages 18+, adults ages 18–34, , money demo ages 25–54, show #1 in time spent listening average of on 4 hours per week, in addition being #1 in share men aged 18+.

end of terrestrial radio broadcast

the tom leykis show had last regular terrestrial broadcast on friday, february 20, 2009, , ended @ 5 p.m., middle of usual time slot. leykis took calls until last 5 minutes. @ point, host mentioned people had asked him how going end show. saying let s tell truth , leykis commented knew since previous summer possible flagship station (klsx, originated broadcast of show) switch format. saying tossed , turned , thought , asked himself: wrap up? , 1 day heard song … , realized – lyrics of song … me. that, leykis rolled joe jackson s m man (the title track of jackson s 1979 album). time song over, studio filled people—as seen live online video broadcast on station website. host thanked producers, program director, crowd in studio, , in southern california made 12 great years , , finished let s thing 1 more time... crowd yelled blow me up, tom 1 last time end show , mark end of klsx fm talk station in coincidentally became strikingly appropriate catch phrase had: phrase blow station radio term ending particular format or station run. after longer usual explosion sound effect, crowd cheered , klsx changed format hot talk chr/top 40.

return

when leykis s show went off air in 2009, in middle of five-year contract cbs. contract included rights show on terrestrial radio, internet rights, , specific airing on klsx; kept leykis appearing on other cbs station. in addition, cbs not allow podcasts them, concentrating on other online ventures @ time. despite this, leykis has no regrets on contract terms, , still speaks highly of cbs.

during show s hiatus, created new normal network in 2010 including gary , dino show. network has @ times held multiple music streams, in order take media own hands. after setting new network, leykis announced on network s website show return on april 2, 2012, 1 day after conclusion of contract cbs.

on first day of show s return, there streaming issues rectified within first 30 minutes, due far greater influx of listeners expecting. after receiving data analytic sources, leykis announced on air in first week of show, on 401,000 different ip addresses tuned show.

during live broadcasts, tom leykis show top internet radio talk show in world, number 2 internet radio station in world, according shoutcast.