Armstrong & Getty Off The Air After Muslim Remark

9-25-2012

Apparently Clear Channel has suspended the morning team from KSTE-AM in Sacramento for remarks made about the prophet Mohammed. Armstrong said, ?Some of you people that are good with the computer ? make an anti-Mohammed ad post it to Al Jazeera. We need to swamp them with ads until they grow up. It?s absolutely unbelievable that we (The U.S.) have been put in a position where we?re apologizing and nobody condemns them." He also said, during his rant, "Mohammed sucks a#*."

There is no official word yet from Clear Channel on the suspension which apparently began Tuesday following the comments that were made on the Monday show. There is also no reference to a suspension on the A&G page at the KSTE website. A "best of" show was aired yesterday. A Facebook page has been set up by fans in support of Armostrong and Getty. You can listen to the remarks made on the show here:

(9/26/2012 6:17:25 AM)
Seriously? "You're either going to grow up and join the 21st century... or we're going to kill you." Really? How did that "We're going to kill you" stuff work out for us in Afghanistan? How is it working out in Iraq? Yes, they (rioting Moslems) need to calm down. But so do you. Inflaming the prejudices of people who look up to you is not good broadcasting.

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Clear Channel Fires Sileo For "Monkey" Remark

3-14-2012

Sileo had a short career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1987 and also played for the Miami Hurricanes made the remarks on his show Monday on WDAE, the Clear Channel owned sports station in Tampa. He was talking about the Bucs picking up three free agents -- Cortland Finnegan, Vincent Jackson and Jonathan Vilma, all of whom are African-American. Sileo said, "If they got those three monkeys, I'm good. I'm ready, man. I'm ready. I want those guys. Those guys are great players.'' Sileo is white.
Late Monday night, WDAE issued a statement saying, "He (Sileo) absolutely meant no disrespect to the players and he is sincerely embarrassed and upset that his off-the-cuff remarks might be taken as hateful, disrespectful, or in any way racist.'' Tuesday, that tone changed as Program Director Steve Versnick was quoted in the Tampa Bay Times saying "Dan Sileo is no longer with WDAE. We wish him the best.'' Sileo had been with the station since 1998

(3/14/2012 7:29:34 AM)
Yo' Radio Ink... You have a "double standards" story here. How about some real journalism and reporting?
(3/14/2012 5:56:36 AM)
Maybe he should have called them sluts and prostitutes. Then he would still be employed.

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