For the record.
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.
The truth shall set you free.......from employment.
For the record.
Everyone seems to forget... THE TRUTH HURTS !
Maybe he can work with Howard Stern.
SHE MUST BE A FAT LESBIAN........
Dang. I guess some people Can't Handle The Truth!
Sounds like she openly admits to the lesbian part...so the only fact at issue is the overweight part and simple observation should reveal whether that is true or not.
Is it because he used the word "fat" for overweight?
I thought he was talking about Rosie too when I first started reading the article. Shame to be fired for telling the truth.
Bwahahaha.... You made my day!
She quite svelte - compared to her running mate!
http://graceandmartina.org/
I'm not usually one to comment on physical appearance but - WOW!
You read my mind
which is to say, she is fat and a lesbian.
PC is the enemy of America
I guess she must be embarrassed about being fat and a lesbian. I guess she must think being fat and a lesbian is bad. She sounds like the bigot.
Strange---I thought being fat and being a lesbian were okay these days. Why is this offensive?
political correctness kills
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