Radio station asks reality dad to co-host morning show but balks at price

Is Jon Gosselin in the league of Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian?

Now that his TLC show, “Jon & Kate Plus Eight,” is in limbo, the reality star dad is hoping to earn some cash making appearances — and he’s asking for $10,000-$12,000 for his time.

In news first reported by TMZ, a DJ for Tampa’s 93.3 FLZ MJ Morning Show told Access Hollywood that the station contacted Gosselin’ rep in hopes of getting the headline-making dad to guest co-host the radio show for one morning.

The radio station offered Gosselin first-class airfare, limo service and first-class hotel accommodations. But he wanted more.

MJ Morning Show co-host “Hurricane” told Access the show initially only offered Gosselin two gift cards to Applebee’s, but he wouldn’t bite.

A rep for Gosselin requested an “appearance fee … in the 10-12K range,” and said the Octo-dad was well worth the money.

”[Jon’s] name and appearance on your show will instantly draw press … and will be a high point for the show,” Gosselin’s rep told the radio station, adding that he’s, “quite funny, sharp witted and interesting.”

The Tampa radio host said he “fell out of his chair” when he heard Gosselin’s lofty demands.

But Gosselin could still be a morning show DJ for one day. “Hurricane” told Access his appearance is not out of the question and that everything was “still on the table,” noting that it would depend if the station could come up with the money or if Gosselin would lower his asking price. “Hurricane” also said they are still deciding if Gosselin is worth that kind of cash.

Gosselin’s reps deny the allegation

After news broke of MJ decling to pay Jon Gosselin’s appearance fee of $10-$12K, Gosselin’s reps tried to save face. When contacted by Access Hollywood, his rep denied making the lofty demands, saying, “Not true, radio looking for press off Jon. We turned them down.”

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The plot thickens, says MJ in the Morning:

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Despite a crash course in how the media can turn on you, Jon and Kate Gosselin have done nothing to present themselves in a better light, and the show’s fans aren’t liking what they see.

The show started its fifth season over the Memorial Day weekend with a record-breaking 9.8 million people tuning in to watch how the family-friendly show handled the crumbling marriage.  A week later only 5.7 million people watched.

Some say this proves that people have lost interest in the Gosselin Circus, but 5.7 million is still more than the 4.6 that showed up for the March finale before the tabloid tide came rushing in.

With “Jon & Kate” under the microscope, things that viewers once let slide have now suddenly blown up into huge pink elephants in the middle of the room.

It’s been obvious for years that the trips and clothes and plastic surgeries weren’t being funded out of the Gosselin cookie jar, but at least they pretended to budget and scrimp and save and looked at the goodies showered their way as occasional treats rather than a never-ending gravy train. And now there seems to be a crossover episode nearly every week, whether it’s with “Ace of Cakes,” “American Chopper” or celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse — because in the world of reality TV, they are all neighbors willing to dole cupcakes and motorcycles in exchange for 30 to 60 more minutes of camera time.

“Everything is falling apart,” she says in the new clip. “I feel like the world is on my shoulders.”

Jon admits that all of the cameras are starting to affect him for the worse. “I can’t be myself,” he says. “I’m not feeling so hot. I might as well be in prison.”

But Kate is keeping hope alive. “I will not give up,” she says. “I will not lay down and die.”