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Yesterday Imus returned to radio, which means somewhere
Al Sharpton was talking about it. Happy with the changes, but not quite certain the controversial cowboy will stick to them, Sharpton announced at a press conference yesterday that: "I can only wait and see if his deeds will follow up his words. I know the statements that he made we will continue to monitor as we'll monitor others." He also commented on the new sidekicks, saying, "The fact that he now has a black sidekick and he is on delay clearly may speak of the measures that his new employers have put to make sure there is not a repeat offense."
As we mentioned, Imus was apologetic in tone yesterday, promising "no one else will say anything else on my program that will make anyone think that I didn't deserve a second chance." However, his "edge" was questioned, as he stuck to safe jokes like "Dick Cheney is still a war criminal, Hillary is still satan, and I am back on the radio."
In other radio news Soup Cans reports that "Incessantly controversial radio personalities Opie and Anthony have enjoyed seeing fans disrupt live news coverage with their Assault the Media campaign. Now one television reporter, WABC's reporter Anthony Johnson, is suing the duo, their former employer, XM radio as well as the listener who apparently did more than just disturb a newscast." When will these shock jocks learn? The prankster reportedly blew an air horn into Johnson's ear and caused permanent damage! New Jersey's Acting Governor Richard J. Codey wasn't happy about the aural accost, stating that "encouraging fans to intervene in live news shots is inappropriate and dangerous."
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Can I sue Opie and Anthony for not being funny?
I still don't understand why anyone listens to radio at all let alone "shock jocks". Listening to DJ's is like watching commercials on tv, just change the channel already.
Thanks to Sharpton this whole story is being blown out of proportion.
I agree. I like O&A every now and then. Sometimes they are funny. When they start doing "hacky" radio-bits that I do not care for, I change the channel. Other people should start learning to do the same instead of trying to become everyone else's Program Director with their own agenda.
who still listens to these losers? i thought everyone owns an ipod.
O&A party rock
You people don't have radios with change-the-channel knobs or off switches?
The only non-idiots mentioned in the whole piece are Anthony Johnson and Dick "Best Governor of New Jersey Ever" Codey.
It also makes you wonder who is monitoring Sharpton and who is going to prevent him from repeating his offenses?
Sharpton needs to "Eye" the fact that 47% of the new patients that test positive for HIV are African Americans! I don't give Damn about what Imus said. And I am black woman
Sharpton needs to "Eye" the fact that 47% of the new patients that test positive for HIV are African Americans! I don't give Damn about what Imus said. And I am black woman
Sharpton needs to "Eye" the fact that 47% of the new patients that test positive for HIV are African Americans I don't give Damn about what Imus said and I am black woman
GAH! I'm so sick of the knee-jerk "change the channel" response. When they're on XM, they can do whatever they want (and frankly, I was very disappointed when XM suspended them a while back). But broadcast radio has a limited number of frequencies that are leased from the government for the public interest - which means the public has a say in what is appropriate use. And you damn well should expect me to voice my displeasure when I feel that something I own (duh! via the government) is being misused.
What do you expect from Cindy Sheehan and Anthony? They had to resort to hack stunts to remind those with out XM that they were somewhere being edgy…ooooh. Cindy is a simple minded dolt that blames everyone – PDs, FCC, Lawyers, etc. – for his awful ratings, instead of blaming the lame, narrowly focused show he presides over. Of course, PDs in large markets that matter saw through the hack “shockjockery” – Dallas, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and PHILLY!! The show is actually entertaining when Patrice or Bill Burr subs for Bloated Gollum.
Trizzlor - I disagree. While I am disappointed to see that no one really stuck up for the radio station (for fears of being called a bigot or a station losing their ad dollars), the use of "public interest" is really only defined by who has the dollars. In this case, someone went after a radio/tv station advertiser and got their way. The PC issue here is so sensitive that no one stood in it's way.
You're right that all of these incidents were resolved on way or another through the advertisers and not through the government. But my main point is not so much that the government needs to step in here, its that the "change the channel/don't buy it" argument doesn't apply because radio is a naturally limited market and it also belongs to the government.