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Magic Johnson accused of faking AIDS by radio shock jocks. People are searching for “Magic Johnson” on Google after two radio hosts accuse him of “faking AIDS.” How can you tell if someone is faking AIDS? I guess the best approach is to make an accusation and see how they react.

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1. Listen To Radio Show Audio
2. Minneapolis talk radio shock jocks accuse Magic Johnson of faking AIDS
3. Sorry We Said You Faked AIDS

CELEBRITY BUZZ: A Michigan radio station is holding a contest in which the winner will earn $10,000 for proving they have taken the virginity of one of the Jonas Brothers (except the youngest because, oh yeah, he’s SIXTEEN). And pop radio continues to redefine the meaning of “teenybopping.”

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1. For $500 More, Take a Pic of Yourself Defiling One of the Boys’s Purity Rings
2. “Biological Proof” is Also Required. Ew.
3. 104.5 WSNX

Advice from the guy who knows a thing or two about the craft. And, no, horn-rimmed glasses aren’t a necessity. (But they help.)

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CELEBRITY BUZZ: Howard Stern re-cut excerpts from Dolly Parton’s audiobook (read by the country legend herself) to make it sound as if she were saying some awfully offensive things. Now Dolly is threatening legal action. But seriously, of all people Howard Stern could choose to taunt, he chose her? She’s the awesome Southern relative made of body parts we’ve always wanted.

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1. “In a Blue Million Years, I Would Never Have Such Vulgar Things Come Out of My Mouth” [Dolly Issues A Statement]
2. What Dolly Didn’t Say [SO VERY NSFW!]
3. We’re On Dolly’s Side, Y’all
4. “If You Hurt Dolly’s Feelings, You Have to Pay the Price. It’s in the Bible. Look It Up.”
5. Howard Stern’s New Job: “Making Dolly Parton Cry”

TV BUZZ: It started on radio, moved to television, and now it’s going live: Tonight, This American Life will be broadcast live from a New York stage to movie screens across the country. If we know Ira Glass (and we do), there are going to be a lot of panties thrown on-stage at this show. Flannel-clad hipster chicks have, indeed, found their Elvis.

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1. Live From The Room Full of Tote Bags, Videogum Was There
2. Showtime’s Official Site For ‘TAL’
3. Find a Theater Near You Set to Broadcast the Show
4. Ira Glass Interviewed on Fair Game
5. Expect Stories About Iraqi-Americans, Midwestern Prisoners, Dental Floss, and Kids Doing Stand-Up Comedy [You’re Not Really Surprised, Are You?]
6. The Ad On YouTube
7. PRI’s Official Press Release
8. Ask and Ye Shall Receive, Young Bloggers

CULTURE BUZZ: WNYC and PRI have launched a new national morning radio news show. It’s taking on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” with a different slant on what a morning news show should be in the internet era.

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1. The Takeaway - Official Site
2. Public Radio for the Internet Era
3. It’s Like ‘Morning Edition’ for People Who Read BoingBoing
4. Breakfast Conversation or Multi-Player Game?
5. Because Everyone Needs a Baba Booey