Radio's Believe It Or Not Friday, March 18, 2011 By Jerry Del Colliano It is time once again for real stories from the radio and music business that I nominate for Ripley’s Believe It Or Not. More outrageous than a woman delivering a 19 pound baby. More freakish than high heeled hooves made out of 5,000 hairs. Or the Frozen Dead Guy Festival. In radio, we have our own incredible happenings that – as always – to the best of my knowledge are true – a sampling … 1.  The “never-ending” rep contract -- you won’t believe how long this radio rep firm ties up its clients or what they have to do to break the long-term agreement. 2.  Free radio news for the price you’re paying for it.  Which radio trade publication got sexist about a little tiny bit of competition?  Guess. 3.  Confucius:  The Dickey Who Golfs Putz.  If you thought it takes a lot of hard work and long weekends to do a hostile takeover of a competitor like Citadel, wait until you see what Lew Dickey was doing right in the middle of negotiations.  Documented. 4.  Bonuses for failing.  In this age of cutbacks and “layoffs”, guess who turned out to be the greediest bastards of them all on the backs of their present and departed staffers.  We’ve got the eye-popping numbers for you. 5.  The pep talk before Cumulus took over Susquehanna a few years back gives the best insight as to how it will takeover Citadel in September.  An insider tells all. If you would like to read this story, have access to my entire archive (over 1,200 pieces) and get the next month of my writing included, click “read more” for your choices.  Read more at Inside Music Media You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber to Inside Music Media Click here to unsubscribe or manage your account.