Dial Global Responds To TRN

RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Dial Global announced a response today to emails circulated yesterday by Mark Masters, President of Talk Radio Networks, announcing he was filing a lawsuit against Dial Global.

Spencer Brown, co-Chief Executive Officer, stated: "Despite the comments in Mr. Masters' email to the press distributed yesterday in which he announced his company Talk Radio Networks (TRN) is suing Dial Global, at this time, Dial Global has not been served a complaint. We have provided outstanding service to TRN for over ten years and continue to represent several of TRN's programs today. Based on the information contained in the complaint distributed by Mr. Masters to the press, which complaint was filed by a law firm run by Ron Severaid, TRN's own internal legal counsel, we believe the complaint is entirely frivolous. We are confident we will defeat these spurious claims, assuming they are ever heard in a court of law."

Meanwhile, Masters is apparently going after additional companies and individuals in the complaint filed Tuesday including: Compass Media, Oaktree Capital, Excelsior Radio Networks, Triton Radio Networks, Triton Media, Verge Media, Courtside Entertainment, WYD Media and individuals Spencer Brown, Ken Williams, David Landau, Norm Patitz, Peter Kosnan and Ron Hartenbaum.

Masters contends that Compass Media, Courtside Entertainment and WYD and WYM were formed solely to create the false impression of an independent content provider. Compass lists The Lars Larson Show, Todd Schnitt Show and The Norm Goldmann show under programming on its website. WYD Media carries Michael Smerconish, Stephanie Miller, Thom Hartmann, David Webb, Mike Malloy and Zach Sang. Courtside lists Loveline with Dr. Drew, The Dave Koz Show and Talking Points with Bill O'Reilly.