Mancow loses favorite guest: Judge limits Drew Peterson's media contacts

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: Judge limits Drew Peterson publicity : 59 minutes ago : JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A judge limited Drew Peterson's ability to give media interviews Wednesday after the jailed ex-police officer phoned in wisecracks to a Chicago radio show last week. : Will County Judge Stephen White ordered Peterson's lawyers to give him a list of family, friends and attorneys that Peterson calls from jail. Peterson must get permission to call somebody not on the list, White said. : White also ordered that all attorneys in the case must notify him and the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of any interviews and send copies of press releases. : "If you are going to do an interview, I would like to be informed (beforehand) as to the time and place," White said. : Peterson called the "Mancow & Cassidy" show last week from the Will County Adult Detention Facility and cracked jokes about prison showers, a "Win a Conjugal Visit with Drew" contest and the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. : The former Bolingbrook officer has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the 2004 death of Savio, whose body was found in a dry bathtub. Peterson is also a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy. : Since she went missing in October 2007, Peterson and his attorney, Joel Brodsky, have made scores of television and radio appearances and a small army of television trucks is often parked outside Peterson's home. Both he and Savio's family have hired publicists. : The publicity threatens the ability for a fair trial, said Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow, who said he has limited speaking out on the case. : "This is the place to put a cap on it," he said of pretrial publicity. "I'm trying to protect the jury pool here." : Brodsky countered that he needs to be able to talk to the media, saying publicity might prompt potential witnesses to come forward with relevant information. : The judge set an Aug. 24 trial date. : Brodsky, who can ask for a continuance, said it was a realistic date as long as Peterson is in custody. : Glasgow said he expects the defense to move for a change of venue because of the publicity. : Brodsky did not address the change of venue but has said the defense is considering that.

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