Posted on 11/03/2006 8:04:32 AM PST by PajamaTruthMafia
Sources have confirmed that WRKO-AM radio talk show host, John DePetro has been fired from the station.
DePetro, who has been with WRKO since 2004 came under fire yesterday after he referred to Green-Rainbow party candidate for governor, Grace Ross, a “fat lesbian” during his talk show.
Four months ago, the shock jock was suspended for two days after calling former Turnpike chief Matt Amorello a “fag” on the air.
Earlier today:
WRKO talk jock John DePetro is back in the hot seat and fighting for his job after calling gubernatorial candidate Grace Ross a “fat lesbian” on his radio show yesterday.
Sources say Julie Kahn, vice president and New England market manager for Entercom, owner of WRKO-AM (680) and WEEI-AM (850), is “furious.”
“This corporation has zero tolerance for this type of nonsense. We have a high standard,” said George Regan of Regan Communications, which represents WRKO.
DePetro was pulled off the air today and has been ordered to a meeting at the station.
The latest on-air insult comes nearly four months after DePetro was suspended for two days and ordered to apologize for calling former Turnpike chief Matt Amorello a “fag” on the air.
During yesterday’s show, DePetro called Ross - who is openly gay - a “fat lesbian” while expressing annoyance at the Green-Rainbow Party candidate during Wednesday night’s gubernatorial debate. During the TV debate, Ross repeatedly insisted that she and independent candidate Christy Mihos were being ignored by the major party candidates.
DePetro, hired by WRKO in 2004, did not return a call for comment. Ross called DePetro’s comments “offensive.”
“I think he was indeed being nasty. It’s not news to anybody that I’m a lesbian. This is supposed to be about an election, not name-calling,” said Ross, who was on DePetro’s show only once briefly.
Jason Wolfe, vice president of programming at WRKO and WEEI, is investigating the situation. Wolfe was program director in 2003, when WEEI co-hosts John Dennis and Gerry Callahan were suspended for two weeks for comparing an escaped gorilla to an inner-city Metco student.
In July, DePetro called Amorello “Fag Matt” while saying his wife wears “the pants” in the family.
"Anyone want to do Elisabeth Hasselbeck"
Her hubby is currently injured. Lucky bastard, she could nurse me back to health any day!
My only question was, "is it true?"
If it is, he should not be fired.
What do you expect from our home state? UGH!
Wow! She's a big ol' dude eh?
Howdy, how's things in the big city today?
Then why did you put a "shock jock" on the air to represent your station in the first place Mr. Regan? Aren't shock jocks supposed to say shocking things??
If the guy is that good at what he does, shocking listeners, maybe the station should give him a pay raise instead of firing him.
Hey, sounds like the moonbat wing of the Democrat party just found it's almost ideal presidential candidate. I say almost ideal because apparently she doesn't have the advantage of being a lesbian.
So, there should be no problem right? Except for that annoying muzzle on free speech known as, "political correctness" *spitting words out*.
I hate political correctness. The FOUNDERS would have hated political correctness.
Jay Severin says stuff like this all the time. Especially about Hillary.
Eeeeeeeeew.
So calling someone a lesbian represents a "derogatory" remark? I'm tempted to place a call to the PC police.
Any chance for Peter Blute to be the final morning replacement at WRKO? He can continue doing what he's presently doing on Worcester talk radio and also be picked up by WRKO. This seems like the best solution.
Every five minutes, on average.
I understand your point, in Boston they might have no choice.
But they are wrong, despite their undisputed right to do what they want for the good of their company.
It's funny now that I don't have to deal with it anymore!!
You think that offended the average WRKO listener? I think for every 1 offended they have 100,000 who chuckled.
This all comes down to the gay agenda. "fag" gets you suspended. "Fat Lezy" gets you fired. "Corrupt Midget" and "Fatboy" gets you a big contract.
Stern may have gotten them fined by the stuck by him because he was a golden goose who laid 24k eggs.
Oh no more big city for me. More like big country.
Thinking about it, I'm tempted to post their picture on my refrigerator. I need to lose some weight, and seeing them makes my appetite go away faster than you can say "Fat Lesbians"!
Oh, great, just was Massachusetts needs. A Lt. Governor who's a welfare beyotch!
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