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Star and BucWild Morning Show
Statement by Power 105.1 FM

"Power 105.1 finds recent remarks broadcast by Troi Torain of the Star & Buc Wild Morning Show to be wholly unacceptable. As of May 10, 2006, he is no longer with Power 105.1 or Clear Channel Radio. We sincerely apologize to those who may have been offended by his remarks."
Rob Williams
SVP Clear Channel Radio/ Market Manager New York City

 

 

What Really Happened?


A syndicated hip-hop disc jockey was arrested Friday on charges of harassment and endangering the welfare of a child amid an uproar over his on-air racial and sexual rants about a radio rival's wife and
4-year-old daughter.

Police officials had launched a hate crime investigation of DJ Star on Thursday after reviewing a transcript of his recent remarks about DJ Envy and his family.

DJ Star, whose real name is Troi Torain, was contacted by police on Friday and ordered to surrender a 9mm handgun and target practice permit at Police Headquarters. When he arrived, he was arrested and taken to the 1st Precinct stationhouse in lower Manhattan, said police spokesman Paul Browne.

The arrest capped a bad week for Torain.


After city Councilman John C. Liu and other outraged elected officials called a press conference to publicly scold Torain, he was fired on Wednesday from his job at Clear Channel Radio's Power 105.1 FM. Clear Channel, a unit of Clear Channel Communications Inc., said it found his statements "wholly unacceptable."

Not satisfied, the politicians demanded a criminal investigation - and immediately got one.

"This is a real consequence for Torain (of Star And Buckwild) and sends a real message to other would-be racist pedophile radio stooges that they are not immune from the law," Liu said in a statement.

A call to Torain's attorney, Benjamin Brafman, was not immediately returned. The lawyer had apologized on behalf of his client on
Thursday, calling the remarks "unsuitable and inappropriate."

In the comments, made between May 3 and Monday, Torain -
co-host of the "Star and BucWild Morning Show" - offered $500 to any listener who could provide information about the rival DJ's daughter's school and used racial slurs when talking about his wife, who is part Asian.

"I will come for your kids," Torain said, according to transcribed
excerpts provided by Liu's office. "I finally got the information on his slant-eyed, whore wife."

Torain also called the couple's child a "little half a lo mein eater" and said he wanted to "do an R. Kelly on your seed, on your little baby girl.
I would like to tinkle on her," according to the excerpts.

The comments apparently alluded to videotapes in 2002 showing a man bearing a strong resemblance to singer R. Kelly having sex with someone who appeared to be an underage girl and then urinating on her.

Torain and his half brother, Timothy Joseph, or Buc Wild, hosted Hot 97's morning drive time show beginning in 2000 and joined Clear Channel Radio in March 2004. They began working at Power 105 in January 2005.

Their show aired in markets including Philadelphia, Miami and Richmond, Va.



Earlier story: I was just kiddin', sez DJ

But Star's lewd rant is probed as hate crime

BY GREG WILSON
DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU


Hip-hop shock jock Star is sorry for the sicko rant that got him fired - and says he never really intended to hunt down and molest the 4-year-old daughter of a radio rival.

 
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Star And Buckwild or Star And Bucwild as it really spelled, have always kept listeners on edge with harsh dialog and discussions on various points of interest. Yes, the NY radio market has been struck by a huge blow with the termination of the top rated show that had over 5 million listeners daily. What really happened? Here is the news as we gather it from various new feeds.

Ousted Star And Bucwild Now Courting Potential Civil Suit
May 17, 2006
By Hillary Crosley

Clear Channel and its former WWPR New York morning man Star, ousted last week, may now be facing a civil suit from Emmis Radio WQHT (Hot 97) New York DJ Envy's wife, Gia Casey, whom Star slandered over the air.

Former federal prosecutor Kenneth Thompson is representing Casey in whatever action she chooses to take against the former Power 105.1 host.

"She's basically considering all of her options in respect to Star and Clear Channel, " Thompson told Billboard Radio Monitor. "The statements Star made about Mrs. Casey and her daughter caused them to suffer. This is pretty egregious."
 

Big Tigger and Egypt Replace Star and Buc Wild Show
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
By: John Kennedy

The New York-based radio station has selected BET VJ and radio DJ Big Tigger along with Egypt, a 10-year veteran on-air personality, to host its new syndicated program, Live with Tigger & Egypt. The program takes the time slot of the now-defunct Star & Buc Wild show, which aired Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. ET.

The change comes after 42-year-old top rated DJ Star (of Star And Buckwild), whose real name is Troi Torain, was fired for directing racial slurs toward the wife of rival DJ Envy (of Hot 97) and threatening to “tinkle on” Envy’s 4-year old daughter last week. He was fired shortly following the comments and arrested the next day on charges of harassment and endangering the welfare of a child.

Big Tigger is not new to the personnel of Clear Channel, which is the parent company of Power 105.1. He left the station in 2003 because of an alleged contract dispute. He is best known as the original host of BET’s Rap City The Bassment, but now hosts nationally syndicated show Live in the Den With Big Tigger and co-hosts BET’s 106 and Park..

Egypt has been a notable New York City radio personality for years, working with the 107.5 WBLS team prior to joining Clear Channel. She gained national attention as co-host of UPN’s “The Source Sound Lab.” Egypt has also worked with Philadelphia’s 100.3 The Beat and Baltimore’s 92Q, where she was voted by Baltimore Magazine as the “#1 personality in the City.”
 

Star And Buckwild Morning Show Terminated For Now! Will we see the Star and Buckwild Morning Show again?    Stay tuned.....