GREEN BAY (WLUK) — Otis Day, a familiar voice in Green Bay radio for nearly three decades, is no longer with 95.9 KISS FM as he faces a restraining order from a competing morning radio host, which appears to stem from an apparent case of online bullying.<\/p>\n
The radio station announced Day\u2019s departure on Thursday but did not provide a reason.<\/p>\n
On Monday, FOX 11 told Day, whose legal name is Richard Dey, it was planning to potentially air a story on Thursday about the restraining order that was filed March 23, a case FOX 11 has been looking into the last few weeks. He declined a request for an interview for the story.<\/p>\n
Natalie Jansen, an on-air host at 101.1 WIXX – Day\u2019s former station of 24 years, filed the restraining order against Day. A temporary order is in place while a permanent one continues to go through court proceedings.<\/p>\n
This comes almost two years removed from a major shakeup in Northeast Wisconsin\u2019s morning radio lineup. Three longtime hosts on Midwest Communications-owned WIXX went to the competition, Woodward Radio Group-owned 95.9 KISS FM, making way for a new lineup.<\/p>\n
One host from each side is now on opposite ends of the restraining order request.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it accurate that in September of 2025 you opened an investigation based on stalking and harassment?\u201d Mark McGinnis, Jansen\u2019s attorney, questioned Brown County Sheriff\u2019s Office Sgt. Richard Loppnow during an April 3 court hearing for the restraining order.<\/p>\n
Jansen is trying to turn temporary restraining orders into permanent ones against Day and Emily Chagnon, a resident of Marion.<\/p>\n
According to a Brown County Sheriff\u2019s report and information provided to FOX 11, Jansen and her boss contacted the department after a picture was posted on a Facebook page called \u201cTiw\u2019s Day Hollaback XXIW\u201d which is WIXX spelled backward. The picture is of Jansen near Lambeau Field on gameday and states \u201cNatalie strolled right past without a clue that she was within two feet of royalty – the Troll King himself.\u201d<\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s office found the Facebook page was created in April of 2024. It has since been deleted, but screenshots show there were dozens of posts, many critical of Jansen\u2019s on-air performance, but also some that were personal. Multiple posts involve Jansen\u2019s son and a custody battle.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it fair to say you were concerned for the safety and wellbeing of Ms. Jansen?\u201d McGinnis asked Sgt. Loppnow.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was concern during the investigation based on the initial information and the information that was posted on the Facebook page,\u201d replied Loppnow.<\/p>\n
The case report shows video surveillance from the day the picture of Jansen was taken helped lead authorities to Chagnon.<\/p>\n
Jansen and her boss didn\u2019t know who Chagnon was when the sheriff\u2019s department provided them her name, but they ended up finding an apparent connection to the radio station.<\/p>\n
The case report shows WIXX leadership looked into Facebook pages the station owns for employees that are supposed to be used for work purposes. They discovered a conversation between Chagnon and former longtime WIXX employee Otis Day.<\/p>\n
Day left the station in 2022, and joined KISS in late 2023, but was apparently still using the WIXX-owned Facebook page.<\/p>\n
Through a request for documents filed with the restraining order case, FOX 11 obtained the conversation between Day and Chagnon, which spanned about five months. Chagnon initiated it in January 2024. The first two months, the messages are almost all from her to Day, being critical of WIXX.<\/p>\n
\u201cGo Otis Katie and Nick,\u201d Chagnon tells Day in one message. \u201cI\u2019ve been loyal wixx since I was 15. I\u2019m 43 next month. Now I\u2019m KISS all the way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chagnon sends Day screenshots of herself being critical of Jansen on WIXX\u2019s Facebook page. The screenshots show she commented using her regular account and one by the name of Sally Gibson \u2013 a burner or fake account, which she tells Day she\u2019s had for 10 years.<\/p>\n
Day\u2019s initial responses are short. They include \u201cThis is fire. Thank you!\u201d and \u201cOoof.\u201d<\/p>\n
Day becomes more active in the conversation after two months.<\/p>\n
He also tells Chagnon \u201cwe Love what you\u2019re doing. I wish I had a troll page. I thought about making one years ago when Jake and Tanner were on WIXX. I couldn\u2019t stand how they did (expletive) and I wanted to say something.\u201d<\/p>\n
Day also sends a Brady Bunch-like picture of WIXX on air personalities with an X over each one who has left the station. Day says he \u201cwouldn\u2019t be mad\u201d if it \u201cended up getting out there. All the time. Constantly. Over and over.\u201d<\/p>\n
At one point, Chagnon tells Day, \u201cBut now I have my new entertainment. Pissing off Natalie. It won\u2019t take much to break her.\u201d<\/p>\n
The two continue exchanging messages, including the possibility of Chagnon\u2019s husband \u2013 a radio host in Wausau, guest hosting with Day. They also make plans to go out to dinner with their spouses, which appears to happen in late March of 2024.<\/p>\n
Only two sets of message exchanges happen after the apparent dinner, with the last messages sent in June of 2024.<\/p>\n
Nineteen months later, and a few months into its criminal investigation, the sheriff\u2019s department confronted Day. The case report shows Day told investigators he was aware of the Hollaback Facebook page, but he had no involvement in it.<\/p>\n
\u201cDey said that it seemed pointless and juvenile and then turned malicious,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n
When investigators asked Day about Chagnon and her husband, he said \u201che didn\u2019t believe he ever communicated with them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring direct conversation, I believe he was not forthcoming about his involvement and knowledge of the Facebook page and his relationship with Emily Chagnon,\u201d Loppnow said while testifying during the April 3 hearing for the restraining order.<\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s department referred felony stalking charges to the district attorney against Chagnon and Day. Day\u2019s were referred as party to a crime.<\/p>\n
Charges weren\u2019t filed, but the district attorney\u2019s office sent each of them a letter on March 4.<\/p>\n
Part of the letters state: \u201cThe behavior you and the other individual have engaged in towards the victim was clearly inappropriate and could potentially be interpreted as Stalking given the impact it had on the victim both emotionally, and professionally. This letter should serve as your notice to refrain from conduct of this nature in the future from yourself or the other individual, and you should be aware that you may be subject to future criminal charges if such conduct persists.\u201d<\/p>\n
FOX 11 has sent messages to Day and Chagnon to see if they\u2019d be willing to do interviews with us. We want to ask if they communicated beyond that Facebook conversation from the first half of 2024 and what they think about the restraining orders Jansen is seeking. Chagnon has not responded to the interview request, and Day has declined.<\/p>\n
Jansen has indicated she would be willing to answer questions we have after a decision is reached on the restraining orders.<\/p>\n
In her restraining order request, Jansen wrote Day\u2019s actions made her fear for her safety and negatively impacted her mental wellbeing. She says she\u2019s constantly paranoid now because of this and his involvement.<\/p>\n
The first hearing on the restraining order only provided time for Jansen\u2019s attorney to question Loppnow. It is scheduled to resume May 22.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, KISS-FM says Eddie will replace Day as interim host of the morning radio show with Katie Schurk and Nick Vitrano for the time being.<\/p>\n
Day took over KISS-FM’s weekday morning slot in December 2023 after the station abruptly canceled \u201cThe Jake and Tanner Show\u201d after six years on the air.<\/p>\n
Schurk and Vitrano later joined Day on the air in June 2024.<\/p>\n
Before that, he spent 24 years on 101.1 WIXX, the station he bid farewell to in March 2022.<\/p>\n
KISS-FM provided FOX 11 the following statement:<\/p>\n
Woodward Community Media Group announces morning show host Otis Day is no longer with 95.9 KISS FM. This transition happened earlier this week. To maintain continuity in programming during this transition, Eddie will take on the role of interim morning show host, joining Katie and Nick. The search for a permanent host is underway, and further details will be shared in the coming weeks. Our priority remains ensuring an exceptional listening experience for our valued audience during this period of change. Woodward remains strongly committed to delivering dynamic, engaging content that aligns with the evolving preferences of our audience while upholding our core values as a company. <\/p>\n
FOX 11\u2019s Ben Krumholz will have much more on the situation on tonight’s FOX 11 News at Five and Nine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GREEN BAY (WLUK) — Otis Day, a familiar voice in Green Bay radio for nearly three decades, is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390090,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278],"class_list":{"0":"post-390089","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}