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WDET-FM GM to plea gulty to a lesser Charge
in The WUOM Fundrasieing Scandel

This a late Breaking News story i got from a good and trushed Mole at tonight Detroit Music Awards in Downtown Detroit this good mole toll me that embattle WDET-FM GM Michael Coleman will Plead Gulty to lesser charges in the Fund Rasing Scandel at his old Job at WUOM-FM. What that charges he plea gulty to we dont know also the Same mole also tell me that After he plea gulty to the lesser charge in Ann Arbor, Wayne State University will put out a press release say "Wayne State University and WDET-FM would well come Back Michael Coleman with open Arms"

Michael Coleman and two other was charge on March 16 with with embezzlement of under $20,000 for allegedly taking food, airline tickets and lodging in exchange for on-air announcements while working at Michigan Public Media-controlled WUOM-FM (91.7).

Wanye State Universtiy have stood by coleman this entire time

Coleman Who took the job at WDET-FM in Auguset of 2005 have turn off a lot of listern since he made controversial programming changes on Decmber 12, 2005 when he dump Daytime Music Programing in favor of more NPR programing and let go of Long time DJ Martin Bandyke, Judy Adams, Willie Willson and John Penny, He also expand Jazz DJ Ed love show from 3 hours to 5 hours (7pm-Midnight) and also bought back a lot of programing from Bad programing Switch No one in late 2004(including Fresh Air with Terry Gross)

But the Changes have turn off long time listerns a have seen a drop off 31% listenship which also saw pleged at WDET-FM also drop off to $430,000 far far short of there $600,000

once aging all of this on the top of the report is all for my mole
well see tomorrow