Talk:Armstrong & Getty

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[edit] Trying to fix this

I'm trying to fix this page, but someone reverted it calling it vandalism. The current page is in horrible condition.--Anchordesk (talk) 00:57, 23 January 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.37.32.40 (talk) 00:19, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Jack Divorced?

I'm not going to edit this because I have no idea how to handle speculation, but it is highly likely that Jack Armstrong (or, to be specific, the man who uses the air name of "Jack Armstrong") is either seperated or divorced from his wife as of spring 2006. It should certainly be noted that both men's lives are not quite in alignment with their on-air personalities. They both reveal certain aspects of their "personal life", some of which are dryly fictional (some obviously, like "Jack Junior", and some less obviously).

  • Though he is currently separated from his wife of nearly 10 years.
    • I think I wrote the original paragraph above (before I was using my account). Regardless, he announced on 2006-11-8 that he is going through a divorce. He also said that he didn't want to talk about it. I'm going to quote exactly what was said when I can find the precise segment on the podcast. I wrote a bad paragraph about it, and don't have time to really sit and rewrite it, but if somebody wants to rewrite it, that's fine, but I'll come back in a couple days with a supporting quote re: the divorce. Sorry for the quickie edit, but I figured the citation itself (the date of the broadcast) was an important thing to toss in to the article. JabberWokky 16:21, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

I have checked out the audio from the dates mentioned and cannot find the mention of a seperation by Jack. Is it possible they edited it out of the podcast? 70.168.140.50 17:05, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Confirmed, Jack has mentioned on the air when filling in on KFI for John and Ken that he is a "single man" and its in the podcast audio also.

Son of a beach... Jack just said that at 7:35 on the 2007-06-12 9am podcast that the martial status on this article is incorrect. It would be a hell of a lot easier if you'd tell us, guys. We're trying to pick and glean the facts from your side comments and wonderful stories (cue the harp!). Put a gosh dern bio on your website and we'd have something to cite other than a half sentence from Jack's rant as he's getting off his motorcycle. We're listening to you, and the "Jack and Joe" versus your real lives (i.e., Jack Junior versus Joe's daughter's pet rat) is a hell of a tangled mess to try and unravel. Running the fine line between documenting your on-air life versus creepy stalking is difficult. So, if the source specifically disclaims the wikipedia information, how should we edit it to be more correct? Arg! JabberWokky 19:49, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

I think both men's personal lives, and privacy should be respected. Although they are in the public eye given their jobs, if it was my maritial status being picked apart like this I would find it rather creepy. I am a huge fan, but both men, and especially Jack, are quite private people. I think Wikipedia contributors, who are obviously fans as well given the specificity with which they cite dates and times, should respect this and not engage in all this gossip.

Because the topic their program is both current events and their family and personal lives, it is appropriate in an article discussing their show to also discuss their family and personal lives in a cursory manner, including such basic details as children, marital status, and the existence of (but not details of) a divorce. Getting into lurid details is inappropriate, I agree, but I have not seen anything even bordering on that in this article. So long as it is discussed on the air by the hosts themselves and it is within the relevant scope of this article, it is appropriate for publication. Addisonstrack 03:01, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
      • Confirmed 10/29/2007 First half of the 3rd hour, see podcasts. The duo was talking about car radio thefts and Jack mentiones when he moved to California his car radio was stolen, the next day he said his wife's was stolen. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.207.122.29 (talk) 05:11, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism or Gossip?

On the day Jack announced his engagement, a caller asked if it was Jamie Coffee. That seems to have created an internet rumor. At that time Jack laughed it off. On 2008-01-14, 8am hour, roughly 32 minutes in the KNEW podcast, he specifically disclaims this rumor. Does removing incorrect information need a citation on the actual article? Also, as a note to anybody trying to make this article more cited to the source, the podcasts from various stations and the live show all have different times due to different commercials (the live show on all stations have the same time). It is important to note the specific source if you cite a time into an episode. A good chunk of this entry is easily citable (some of it trivially citable), but it would be a shame if, as they were added, they were ambiguous. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.63.165.28 (talk) 19:20, 14 January 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Clean up/re-write

This article clearly needs to be cleaned up, and have the opinion and speculation taken out. It reads more like a teen diary than an encyclopedia. However, some vandals keep reverting my edits.--Anchordesk (talk) 01:14, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. After a quick read-through, I think Anchordesk's version is much better. I started this stub (way back when) and others keep adding gossip and other fansite-type opinions and speculation. Good job on the clean up and I will help monitor for vandalism.--William Thweatt Talk | Contribs 01:32, 23 January 2008 (UTC)