Posted on 09/18/2004 7:17:57 PM PDT by not_apathetic_anymore
SEATTLE - A radio talk-show host said Saturday he has been fired for criticizing CBS newsman Dan Rather's handling of challenges to the authenticity of memos about President Bush's National Guard service.
"On the talk show that I host, or hosted, I said I felt Rather should either retire or be forced out over this," said Brian Maloney, whose weekly "The Brian Maloney Show" aired for three years on KIRO-AM Radio, a CBS affiliate here.
Maloney says he made that statement on his Sept. 12 program. He was fired Friday, he said.
"What they have expressed is essentially that my show went in a direction they're not comfortable with," Maloney said.
KIRO Radio's general manager, Ken Berry, did not return a call seeking comment. A staff member at the station said Berry would not comment because it is a personnel matter.
Rather cited the memos, purportedly written by Bush's late squadron commander, in a Sept. 8 "60 Minutes II" segment. The memos indicated the commander was pressured to "sugar coat" Bush's performance and that Bush ignored an order to take a physical.
Several document experts have said the memos look suspiciously like they were written on a computer, not a 1970s-era typewriter. Rather said Sept. 10 that there was no definitive evidence of forgery.
On Wednesday, the network said it would work harder to address concerns about the memos.
Maloney said he had felt free to comment on the controversy and on Rather.
"I really felt he was taking the network's credibility down with him," Maloney said in a telephone interview.
"Talk-show hosts have generally had a lot of independence in these kinds of issues," he said. "Nobody's ever said, 'You can't criticize CBS News.'"
KIRO Radio is affiliated with CBS but owned by Entercom, a national radio broadcasting company based in Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
Another infringement on free speech by the left. First the book bannings, now politically correct radio.
the so called liberal people, the ones all for freedoms of expression and all the other b.s. they lie about shows its true colors ad infinitum. The radio host mentions Rather retiring or terminated but instead he gets canned.
Modern liberalisms = rule by iron fist and opression
Guess we need to call this station. Anyone have the phone number?
I went to Border's this evening. I could not believe the multitude of anti-Bush books. Even in the History section, the anti-Bush books were turned so that the whole face of the book was showing. I was disturbed by it, but wanted to just yell "See everyone on November 3. Laughing my butt off!!"
But I guess all that rain has soaked their brains to point of denial!
Nice job CBS, with a preponderance of evidence you just may have woken up some of the sheep that live in WA state.
Welcome to Fox News!! LOL
Time to call the top 10-20 advertisers. Perhaps then KIRO will understand.
Seattle ping!
Is that Lenin statue really in Seattle? Why? Where?
Or contact Darbie Kirk at dkirk@kirotv.com or (206) 728-5086.
You know, I don't listen to KIRO, they tend to be more liberal, and not one of the two conservative talk radio stations here (KVI and KTTH). I don't know this host - I've no idea if he was liberal or conservative, but it's an interesting action either way.
Actually more interesting if he's liberal...they are eating their young over this.
Did you turn them?
A statue of Lenin is in Seattle?
How appalling. I'd like to see some pigeons freep that monstrosity.
Its in Freemont Square.
http://www.mwilliams.info/archives/000682.php
ping
Yet, they are comfortable with trying to destroy the President with forged documents.
Furby Rather is a reverse ageist(?) tsk tsk
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