BusRadio

From Jim Metrock: Parents may not like the music of the Black Eyed Peas coming out of their middle schooler’s bus radio, but that’s what’s happening. This group is known for their explicit lyrics and two of their members, Will.I.Am and Fergie, also have solo careers based on vulgar lyrics. Here is a YouTube...
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From Jim Metrock: High schoolers heard Timbaland’s The Way You Are this morning on the way to school. I encourage visitors to listen to this song not so much for what you might hear but rather for what you don’t hear. BusRadio believes that the removal of vulgar words and phrases from certain songs...
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Elementary students are told to go to this page on the Internet.   From Jim Metrock: Listen to this: AUDIO FILE: From BusRadio’s afternoon elementary school show – April 3, 2009 You just heard two commercials BusRadio aimed at children on elementary school buses. In this article we’ll only deal with the first commercial....
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BusRadio-featured artist Akon on stage.   From Jim Metrock: BusRadio loves Akon. Nov. 3, 2006 – Smack That / May 23, 2007 – BusRadio Plays Akon For Elementary School Kids / Nov. 15, 2008 – BusRadio Konvicted! BusRadio played Akon’s "Beautiful" song this morning on the high school show.   AUDIO FILE: Beautiful by...
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Isn’t it unethical for BusRadio to be talking to elementary school students like this? BusRadio is telling elementary schoolchildren to call a phone number. BusRadio is not telling children to check with their parents. BusRadio’s DJ is using children’s love of fairy tales to get them interested in a contest. The purpose of the...
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Obligation has received confirmation that all BusRadio radios have been removed from Montgomery County Public School (MD) buses. Last December the district agreed to end their experiment with BusRadio after parents complained. In February a Montgomery County elementary school bus driver was heard calling into BusRadio in an effort to win a contest. Obligation...
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From Jim Metrock: Middle school students on their way to school yesterday morning heard a song on BusRadio called 1, 2 Step. There was nothing wrong with the lyrics, but there was a lot wrong with who sang it. Ciara is credited as the main singer, but the song "features Missy Elliott." Elliott sings...
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    Below is a long audio clip of a song played for middle school students this past week. You can check out the lyrics here. BusRadio will argue that they have every right to promote Fabolous and his music to children just out of elementary school BECAUSE the bad words are blanked out....
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Many parents out there are very familiar with the smooth, melodic songs of Clifford Harris, known as T. I. to his fans. Who hasn’t grooved out to the uplifting lyrics of Dope Boyz, Don’t You Wanna Be High, and Da Dopeman? His romantic songs span the spectrum from the evocative Big Sh**...
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From Jim Metrock: Anchor Bay Entertainment is owned by Starz, LLC (Starz and Encore cable movie channels). Anchor Bay distributes DVDs. They are best known for their horror titles such as Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Army of Darkness, and The Evil Dead. The company also has a children’s home video...
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