Comments on: Goodbye Special K http://offwing.com/2004/03/goodbye-special-k The personal blog of Eric McErlain Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:22:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Bob Cook http://offwing.com/2004/03/goodbye-special-k/comment-page-1#comment-13950 Bob Cook Fri, 26 Mar 2004 15:30:00 +0000 http://ericmcerlain.com/site/?p=18158#comment-13950 <p>Skip:</p> <p>It already HAS happened, sort of. A racial epithet from a caller is the reason Clear Channel gave for dropping Howard Stern from its stations.</p> <p> </p> Skip:

It already HAS happened, sort of. A racial epithet from a caller is the reason Clear Channel gave for dropping Howard Stern from its stations.

]]> By: Skip Oliva http://offwing.com/2004/03/goodbye-special-k/comment-page-1#comment-13949 Skip Oliva Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:21:00 +0000 http://ericmcerlain.com/site/?p=18158#comment-13949 <p>Something Tony K. said on his show yesterday caught my attention. During his opening monologue, he said he stopped taking phone calls after his one-month suspension from ESPN Radio last year because he feared the callers would say something (i.e., criticize ESPN management) that would get him in more trouble. Given the recent censorship frenzy at the FCC--and yes, it *is* about censorship--we could be nearing the day when a single out-of-line sports radio caller could bring the political establishment crashing down. Remember, the FCC wanted to nail NBC because Bono let out an inadvertent expletive during the Golden Globes telecast. There was no intent to pollute the minds of children, but the FCC is interested in being censors, not putting things in context. If something similar were to happen on a popular sports talk show (and remember, the FCC only targets popular shows), there could be a whole new round of congressional hearings, Clear Channel bashing, etc. </p> Something Tony K. said on his show yesterday caught my attention. During his opening monologue, he said he stopped taking phone calls after his one-month suspension from ESPN Radio last year because he feared the callers would say something (i.e., criticize ESPN management) that would get him in more trouble. Given the recent censorship frenzy at the FCC–and yes, it *is* about censorship–we could be nearing the day when a single out-of-line sports radio caller could bring the political establishment crashing down. Remember, the FCC wanted to nail NBC because Bono let out an inadvertent expletive during the Golden Globes telecast. There was no intent to pollute the minds of children, but the FCC is interested in being censors, not putting things in context. If something similar were to happen on a popular sports talk show (and remember, the FCC only targets popular shows), there could be a whole new round of congressional hearings, Clear Channel bashing, etc.

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