Clark And Slaten Fire Back Over Pujols Firing

8-13-13

After being fired from Sports-Talker WGNU in St. Louis, both Jack Clark and Kevin Slaten said they plan to take action against the station. Clark said former St. Louis Cardinals player Albert Pujols (pictured) had used performance enhancing drugs. Pujols responded with a strong denial and said he would sue the radio station and Clark. Slaten told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, ?I don?t know what Albert Pujols? damages are, but there are a lot of damages for me. Albert Pujols didn?t even mention my name. Why does this fall on me??

Clark said, ?I stand by what I said. I?m not sure what I?m going to do, but I?m doing something for sure.? Slaten tells the paper he got the termination call from insideSTL President Tim McKernan. ?I said ?What?'," Slaten said. ?He said, ?We have to do what?s in the best interest of the company.? I said, ?You tell me how firing me is in the best interest of the company when you and [WGNU boss Burt Kaufman] said [earlier] that I did nothing wrong.? Slaten said McKernan told him, ?I know that, but everybody associated with the show has to go." ?I said, ?Did you fire the producer? Did you fire yourself, you?re the one who paired us, did you fire yourself???

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WGNU's Clark, Slaten Off The Air After Pujols Accusation

8-12-13

Jack Clark and co-host Kevin Slaten are off the air at WGNU/St. Louis after Clark said Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols -- who played much of his career for the Cardinals -- has used performance-enhancing drugs. Pujols denies using PEDs, and he is now threatening to sue, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reports.

Clark and Slaten just debuted on the station on August 1, and Clark reportedly alleged that a former Pujols trainer told him years ago that he was administering steroids to the ballplayer.

In a statement released Friday, Pujols said, in part, "I know people are tired of athletes saying they are innocent, asking for the public to believe in them, only to have their sins exposed later down the road. But I am not one of those athletes, and I will not stand to have my name and my family's name, dragged through the mud. I am currently in the process of taking legal action against Jack Clark and his employers at WGNU."

Read the story here: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/pujols-says-he-ll-sue-clark-slaten-lose-radio-jobs/article_f5220a8b-891d-599a-a265-45b449399a90.html

WGNU is programmed on weekdays by InsideSTL Enterprises, which said Saturday, "Mr. Clark was never employed by insideSTL but rather was an independent contractor. Any opinions, views or statements made by him strictly reflect his own personal views and do not reflect the views of insideSTL. InsideSTL Enterprises, LLC and any related companies have never asserted and do not assert that Albert Pujols has ever used steroids or any other type of performing enhancing drug."

Read the complete InsideSTL statement here: http://www.insidestl.com/insideSTLcom/McKernan/tabid/61/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10778/insideSTL-Statement.aspx

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