Chicago media writer Robert Feder took to his blog Tuesday to tell readers he will no longer be publishing Chicago radio station revenue numbers. And he’s blaming it on a market manager who he says complained to the accounting firm that Feder was publishing his declining numbers.
Feder writes, “Although I obtained the figures from sources outside of Miller Kaplan Arase, the disgruntled manager pressured the accounting firm, which in turn, threatened me.”
Feder received the letter from a law firm representing Miller Kaplan Arase threatening to sue if he published “any parts of its reports, including any revenue figures which you may obtain, regardless of source.” According to the letter, Feder says his “wrongful dissemination of this information may have a negative impact, for which you will be held responsible. You are to cease and desist from using MKA data and reports forthwith. Judge yourself accordingly.”
Read Feder’s full blog HERE
If he is pissing off establishment corporate radio that badly, he’s doing something right.