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.
I am highly amused that Martina calls herself a "bisexual". That suggests that there is at least one man and one woman who would do it with her. YEEEEEECH, she's dilusional.
A good reason to avoid MA altogether.
Ack!
Alternatively she is merely trying to get it any way she can.
Regards, Ivan
I wish you could see how hard that made my laugh!
She's also oogly.
DePetro ignored the first law of self preservation: You have to be worth more than the hassle you cause. Howie Carr got away (in 1995) with speculating that the Oklahoma City bombers were "ragheads".
He characterized Janet Reno's statement that they hadn't drawn any conclusions about the identity and motivations of the bombers as overly politically correct.
Howie's a star, a gold mine. DePetro is hardly worth listening to.
When both are true, it's more aptly called a bush hog.
"I'm not usually one to comment on physical appearance but - WOW!"
Whew! BOW-WOW is more like it. I almost lost my breakfast.
Both the lesbianism and her disability are listed as "qualifications" for the positions:
The bios:
"Grace Ross has been a life-long activist working with diverse, low-income leaders to abolish poverty and on progressive causes from nonviolence, the environment, and international solidarity to anti-racist struggles, women’s rights, union organizing and gay/lesbian civil rights. She grew up in New York, came to Harvard for college and graduate work and found her home in the streets and primarily low-income communities’ struggle for survival and justice. She is a white lesbian living in Worcester. "
"Martina Robinson is a 30-year-old disability and equal marriage rights activist, Green Rainbow Party member, and community organizer who also happens to be a woman of color in an electric wheelchair. She lives in a rent controlled apartment in Belchertown, MA. She earns her living via freelance writing, teaching dance to other people with disabilities, and giving speeches on various topics such as disability rights and reproproductive justice. "
So much for honest reporting of the facts. Gees.
And what about those vicious and false slurs against Linda Tripp on Leno and other shows? None of those I heard were ever fired.
Who could get in trouble for such a euphonious description?
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Okay, maybe that wouldn't have worked, either...
Grace Ross has been a life-long activist working with diverse, low-income leaders to abolish poverty and on progressive causes from nonviolence, the environment, and international solidarity to anti-racist struggles, women’s rights, union organizing and gay/lesbian civil rights. She grew up in New York, came to Harvard for college and graduate work and found her home in the streets and primarily low-income communities’ struggle for survival and justice. She is a white lesbian living in Worcester.
“In this time when so many of us have been made to feel despair and disempowered, our campaign is a call of renewal in the struggle for peace and justice, we cannot wait for leaders elected through our present corporate-driven system to fight for these ideals. We will fight for our dreams as we call on the people of this Commonwealth to fight for theirs. We must show our faith in ourselves and begin the process of building the road to a new beloved Commonwealth."
I was going to click that link, but hit the "View Replies" first. Now, I wish I had hit the back button on my browser instead.
Talk about coyote ugly......
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