5-22-14
The radio shock jock days of Howard Stern, Opie & Anthony and The Greaseman are long gone. Corporate radio has a zero tolerance for over-the-top offensive comments as an Entercom morning show duo found out yesterday. After making anit-transgender comments, the morning team of Kimberly and Beck (pictured here), heard on 98.9 The BUZZ in Rochester, are now jobless. The city of Rochester's new heath care policy will allow city employees to receive services related to gender-reassignment surgery. That didn't sit well with the hosts and they went on a 12-minute rant in opposition. They were suspended Wednesday and fired today. Entercom Rochester GM Sue Munn issued a statement about the incident.
?This morning Entercom fired Kimberly and Beck effective immediately. Their hateful comments against the transgender community do not represent our station or our company. We deeply apologize to the transgender community, the community of Rochester, and anyone else who was offended by their comments. We are proud of our past work on behalf of the local LGBT community and we remain committed to that partnership."
The pressure came on fast and furious from the gay, lesbian, and transgender community in Rochester who wanted the station to take swift action, which clearly it did. In the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Coordinator of Outreach with the Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership and Chair of the Pride Alliance at the University of Rochester John Cullen said, "Entercom radio was very swift in their response and I think it demonstrates that the station supports and affirms the LGBT community." An online petition at change.org quickly accumulated over 4,000 signatures to have them fired.
(5/23/2014 7:01:53 PM)
We hate transgenders, Jews, sand-niggers, spics, niggers, gays, queers, homos, and lesbian rug-lickers too!
(5/23/2014 3:14:59 PM)
Joe may be right when he says,"It's two infantile, low class hacks taking cheap shots. And it wasn't even GOOD RADIO!"
So what!? That's what they hired and it's as much as they are paying for.
Meanwhile the station management cowers and heads for cover while they are kow-towing and apologizing all over themselves. No-nut whiners.
For all of you bemoaning the "loss" of freedom of speech, blah blah blah: have you listened to the air-check? This was not an issue of two intellectuals discussing the merits and pitfalls of legislation. It's two infantile, low class hacks taking cheap shots. And it wasn't even GOOD RADIO!
(5/23/2014 12:39:05 PM)
It's sad that in America today, the supposed land of the free and the brave, you can only have an opinion or voice your opinion if it agrees with the masses. And... if you don't agree with the masses, you are labeled a bully, racist or homophobic. They scream they are treated with intolerance when they treat anyone with a difference of opinion the same. The PC and LGBT crowd have turned into tyrants. They, and the spineless who cave to their pressure have lost my support.
(5/23/2014 12:35:48 PM)
if they didn't have anything more entertaining, interesting, enlightening or funny to talk about, then I can't imagine that they were very good jocks worth listening to anyway. just my initial thoughts as one who is not familiar with, or ever listened to, the pair.
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