1. Why were the radio personality’s on-air comments about Riddle slanderous per se?
2. According to the appellate court, what types of injury can be considered to be “actual damages” in a slander case?

Ellington, Judge
A Glynn County jury found Golden Isles Broadcasting, LLC, liable to Travis S. Riddle for defamatory statements made in a radio broadcast and awarded him $100,000 in damages. Following the grant of a new trial as to damages only, a second jury awarded Riddle $25,000. Riddle appeals..