slander / public humiliation

[embarrssed1]

If a talk show host on a nationally syndicated radio program uses the full name of a private citizen without their permission, with the express intent the humiliate and embarrass by making false statements or false implications, is there any legal recourse?

 

[army judge]

If a talk show host on a nationally syndicated radio program uses the full name of a private citizen without their permission, with the express intent the humiliate and embarrass by making false statements or false implications, is there any legal recourse?

If the host is commenting about a story in the media, or one of public record, of course not.
If you're a public person (as in famous or infamous), of course not.
If you're a private person, you're unknown to the host, unless you've recently done something to have suddenly become notorious.
Again, of course not.

Then there's always this:
An all persons fictitious disclaimer appears in print on any creative work, and states, all persons portrayed in it are fictitious.
This is done to reduce the possibility of legal action for libel from any person who believes that he or she has been libeled via their portrayal in the work (whether portrayed under their real name or a pseudonym).

Most disclaimers are similar to the following:

All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

The wording of this disclaimer differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and from country to country, as does its legal effectiveness.

 

[ElleMD]

If you share the actual circumstances we might be able to give you a better idea. Are you saying a radio host you do not know, randomly picked you, John Q. Public, from Cedar Rapids, and announced on air that you robbed a bank, when you had not?