DISK JOCKEYS: The Gone Coyote

Easily the least attractive product of Detroit since the exhaust pipe, Disk Jockey Tom Clay seemed to have hit the final groove last fall when, on the testimony of a rock-'n'-roll promoter sometimes known as Nivens the Nightshade, he was caught flat out accepting large scoops of payola. Clay candidly discussed his history on the take and became one of the most celebrated ex-deejays in the U.S. Last week Deejay Clay was not only spinning once again, but to Detroit's shocked surprise, he was doing it for WQTE, a more-filtered-than-thou sort of radio station that had long bragged...

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