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Plaster, and he reacted with a counter suit alleging that Cumulus was illegally hampering his ability to make a living. Willy Daunic and Darren McFarland, who both also made the move to WGFX (though without legal consequence since neither was under contract to WWTN), took to the air in
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station WGFX (Plaster was suspended from WWTN for nearly two weeks in
February 2003 after Gaylord officials reportedly learned of his backroom dealings). Plaster left WWTN in July just as the sale to Cumulus was completed, having been employed by the station since the early 1990s. He announced
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Plaster's place and continued that way for two full months. On
October 11, the case was settled without trial, and Plaster received an undisclosed sum of money from Cumulus and Gaylord. He was also allowed to join his co-hosts on WGFX, where he continued to broadcast until September 16, 2011.
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February 2006, Plaster began to experience difficulties with his voice, which soon became serious enough that he was forced to curtail his on-air activities. He began receiving voice therapy at the Vanderbilt University Voice Center. In April 2006, Plaster's participation in
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was limited to online "cyberchat" on the station's website. On May 17, it was announced that
Plaster would return to the airwaves on a limited, one-hour-per-day basis, effective with the May 19 show. He did so, conducting an interview with his good friend, former
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dolls as a game promotion. Nashvillian Jim Reams began posting photos on a website showing "Bobblehead George" dolls in diverse places around the world. After the website was listed ranked 74th the
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in his original WWTN contract. Plaster was under the assumption the clause had been voided along with the contract, which had been signed by
Gaylord Entertainment, not Cumulus. Cumulus then filed a
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