Date: 12-20-2007

Case Style: William "Bill" Christiansen v. Journal Broadcast Group, Inc. d/b/a KFAQ 1170 and Michael DelGiorno

Case Number: CJ-2005-4697

Judge: Jefferson D. Sellers

Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney:

Mike Jones, Jones Law Office, Bristow, Oklahoma and Stephen Peters, Harris, Gordon, McMahan, Peters & Thompson, P.C., Tulsa, Oklahoma

Defendant's Attorney:

Doug Dodd, Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, L.L.P, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Description:

Tulsa City Councilor Bill Christiansen sued Tulsa radio personality Michael DelGiorno and Journal Broadcast Group, Inc., d/b/a KFAQ 1170 on a defamation theory claiming that DelGiorno repeatedly knowingly and intentional made false and defamatory statements about him on his radio program. Christiansen, who operates and aviation company in Tulsa claimed that conservative A.M. talk show host DelGiorno started making untrue statements about his business and his ethics on the air and said that he "looked forward to the day he ruined me, and it was his job ot say it over and over again until people believed it." DelGiorno accused Christiansen of committing felony crimes.

Defendants asserted truth as their defense.

Outcome: Settled for an undisclosed sum plus publicly aired retractions on KFAZ for 10 business days.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: None