Talk:Rod Roddy

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Is there any explanation as to why these categories were added to the page:

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender people

Gay icons

I haven't found any information anywhere supporting this. Also, since when is the National Enquirer a legitimate source to use? I'm removing this line:

'''Recent reports in the National Enquirer have surfaced, outing Roddy, claiming he was known for taking numerous trips throughout his life to Thailand to conduct sexual encounters with men. '''

I was introduced to Roddy when he worked the late night shift at WKBW in Buffalo NY sometime around 1966/7. A friend took me to the radio studio where we went to see him DJ. It is certain at that time at least he was gay, he had a small apartment above the Tudor Lounge on Franklin Street which I visited. There is nothing shameful about him being gay.


 * I just heard about his death. Such sad news. He was half the reason why TPIR was such a fun show SD6-Agent 01:32, 29 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Impossibly loud? That hardly sounds like a term that would be used in a legitimate encyclopedia. Is the author from California? I would recommend the use of a respected dictionary.
 * When I wrote 'impossibly loud' (paraphrasing from Websters), I meant it as: 'to an unbelievable degree' (impossibly) 'gaudy' (loud, as in fashion - standing out)

But by all means go ahead and change the page to have whatever term you like. It's a wiki, after all, and I'm not terribly attached to that particular term. :)

One thing's certain; Rod Roddy's collection of sportcoats was unforgettable. It was one of his signatures. Skybunny 00:50, 5 Nov 2003 (UTC)

United Fund
What is this "United Fund" that Rod Roddy led a protest against? --Popefelix 17:36, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * It was known as the "United Fund" at that time. The issue is that employees who declined to contribute with payroll deductions were fired from their jobs.  This was an issue discussed at length on Rod Roddy's Hotline on KLIF.  There was also news coverage of it on Channel 13's "Newsroom" program.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 17:32, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Rodroddy.jpg
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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:23, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Ambassador to Chaing Mai, Thailand
The *real* reason why Rod made so many trips to Thailand wasn’t *just* for the designer suits, but also because he was the official ambassador to Chaing Mai. This should be added to the article. This fact can also be found in the CBS obituary External Link. Adg2k7 (talk) 19:29, 15 February 2008 (UTC)


 * There is no such thing as an "official ambassador" to a town''. All such titles are honorary.  Real, "official" ambassadors represent one government before another, or are at least accredited diplomats (i.e., "ambassador-at-large").  Doesn't matter if CBS didn't know any better, it's still true.  2600:1004:B103:2067:5071:D5B:4F0A:8A48 (talk) 00:06, 16 June 2017 (UTC)

Breast Cancer
There is enough visibility of the disease and everyone knows it is generally associated with women. It's not necessary to note that when mentioning its rare association with men.Sottolacqua (talk) 11:40, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * You're right about breast cancer being associated usually with women, but it can happen to men. Rod had breast cancer in early Spring of 2003, and he had his right breast removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.240.244.207 (talk) 02:55, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
 * You've wholly missed the point. The article already states that it is "a disease rarely associated with men."  It was redundant to say "a disease usually associated with women, but rarely associated with men."  It's like saying "Not heads but tails."  There's no need for the comment related to women because everyone knows it's usually associated with women.Sottolacqua (talk) 13:02, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

I found it!
I found the link to the old page for Price is Right showing Rod Roddy's death news. Here it is:

http://wallstrip.cbsnews.com/daytime/price/about/justin/rroddy_obituary.shtml

70.240.216.10 (talk) 13:51, 28 July 2008 (UTC)Chris

Succession boxes
There is already a discussion regarding the succession boxes on these articles at Talk:Michael G. Richards. Please go there to discuss the remove or keep of these boxes BEFORE removing them. --70.242.164.14 (talk) 16:05, 21 September 2010 (UTC)