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DJ Pat Barry says he was fired from WMOJ-FM MOJO 100.3 last October after being accused of “corporate espionage” for forwarding a station email to long-time friend Randy Michaels.
Using his real name of Barry Tingley, he sued Radio One and Blue Chip Broadcasting Monday in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court saying he was refused “severance, vacation or other accrued benefits using a false… reason of corporate espionage” for his termination after 13 months on Oct. 25, 2012.
Two weeks later, the station dropped the “MOJO” format and announced it would become a sports talk station in January. The station operated as WCFN-FM “The Fan 100.3″ from January until last week, when it changed to “old school” R&B music.
Barry, 61, told John Kiesewetter at cincinnati.com that he did forward an email to Michaels, former head of Clear Channel radio and Chicago ’s Tribune Company, inviting Radio One employees to a teleconference with CEO Alfred Liggins III last October. But Barry said the email did not include any passwords or proprietary information.
In 2011, Barry signed a two-year contract with a one-year extension calling for $120,000 a year, including a base salary of $65,000 and benefits, according to the suit filed by attorney Bruce B. Whitman. Barry seeks re-instatement; lost pay and benefits; punitive damages and $25,000 in compensatory damages.
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