Weinerman says Corey Purcell of WIP's marketing department told him that those clubs had spent more money in advertising on the station than he did and that maybe Carey could serve as a Wingette if he spent more.
Weinerman, whose spot holds fewer than 100 people, told us that he felt like it was "a shakedown" and that he doesn't have the same advertising budget as other clubs.
CBS Radio market manager Marc Rayfield, who oversees WIP, told us yesterday that our report last week that Carey would be a Wingette was "incorrect," and that "any announcement stating otherwise is erroneous, and was done so without WIP's knowledge or consent. Wingettes cannot elect themselves."
Asked whether Carey's exclusion was related to the Gold Club's not buying enough advertising on the station, Rayfield replied: "We partner with many clubs and welcome their dancers. We have no such relationship with the Gold Club. That is why Mary is not appearing."
Wing Bowl generates the biggest crowds of the year at area strip clubs.
The station did reveal, on yesterday's morning show with Angelo Cataldi, that "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi will be at Wing Bowl, though we don't know in what capacity.
CineFest canceled
The Philadelphia Cinema Alliance announced yesterday that the April 8-19 Philadelphia CineFest has been canceled.
PCA Development Director Thom Cardwell says that the festival will return in 2011 and that a lack of sponsorship made "the fiscal planning of the event too daunting."
CineFest debuted last spring under the helm of TLA Video owner Ray Murray, artistic director of the Philadelphia Film Festival for nine years, after he and J. Andrew Greenblatt, executive director of the Philadelphia Film Society, had a falling out, leading to Greenblatt's camp's staging the PFF in September.
