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The host of KPFT's (90.1 FM) "Prison Show" has resigned, citing the Pacifica Radio station's decision to prohibit him from using former talk show host and convicted felon Jon Matthews as his co-host. David Babb, who has hosted the Friday night show since January 2011, said the station is sending the wrong message by not allowing Matthews, who was a prominent, conservative-leaning host on KPRC (950 AM) and KSEV (700 AM) prior to his 2004 guilty plea to charges of indecency with a child, to appear with him on KPFT.

RICHMOND -- Former radio talk show host Jon Matthews surrendered at the Fort Bend County jail today after an arrest warrant was issued for him for allegedly violating probation. Matthews received a seven-year deferred adjudication sentence two years ago when he pleaded guilty to a charge of indecency with a child. According to court records, Matthews, 61, tested positive for alcohol, and was discussing sexual fantasies over the Internet. Matthews was placed on probation after he admitted exposing himself to an 11-year-old girl in October 2003 in his Sugar Land home. Among the conditions of the probation were that Matthews...

RICHMOND - Former radio talk show host Jon Matthews was formally sentenced to seven years' probation on a charge of indecency with a child for exposing himself to an 11-year-old girl last year in his Sugar Land home. After sentencing, the father of the victim read a statement in the court of state District Judge Brady Elliott describing Matthews' actions as inexcusable. Saying they had been neighbors for years and that the girl trusted Matthews like a grandparent, the father said Matthews exploited that trust. "We raised her to be cautious of strangers and to run to family or friends...

WHEN you work for a newspaper, you get used to it. "Your paper is too liberal." "Your paper is too conservative." "It's too this." "It's too that." Then there was the phone call I got last week from Mike Papantonio, a talk host on the Air America Radio network — the liberal answer to Rush Limbaugh and conservative talk radio. He wanted to know why we didn't cover a story — even though we did. Air America has 15 stations across the country, but none in Houston. You can hear it on Sirius and XM Satellite Radio, however. Papantonio challenged...

21, 2004, 11:45AM Radio's Jon Matthews pleads guilty to indecency Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Former radio talk show host Jon Matthews, a fixture of the Houston broadcast scene for more than a decade, pleaded guilty today to indecency with a child. Matthews was accused of knowingly and intentionally exposing his genitals to a girl under the age of 17 on Oct. 9. He was not accused of any contact with the girl. He could face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Matthews resigned from KSEV-AM 700 after the allegations surfaced. He had been on...

HOUSTON -- Radio talk show host Jon Matthews was indicted on one count of indecency with a child Wednesday, News2Houston reported. A Fort Bend County grand jury handed down the sealed indictment Wednesday morning. Sources told News2Houston that a teenager who lives in Matthews' Sugar Land neighborhood went to police a few weeks ago and made accusations against Matthews. The allegations led to a grand jury investigation. Matthews is expected to surrender to Fort Bend County officials Wednesday afternoon. Matthews has been a staple of Houston radio as a conservative talk show host, most recently on the KSEV AM morning...

Nov. 12, 2003, 4:18PM Talk show host Jon Matthews indicted on indecency with a child charge By ERIC HANSON Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle RICHMOND -- Radio talk show host Jon Matthews was arrested in Sugar Land today and charged with one count of indecency with a child. After weeks of speculation, he was indicted by a Fort Bend County jury and taken into custody at 3 p.m. today. A news conference is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. Indecency with a child is a third-degree felony. KSEV-AM 700 pulled the 59-year-old broadcaster off the air on Oct. 24 when the station's owner...

Eyewitness News has learned that Sugar Land police has completed its investigation of radio talk show host Jon Matthews. Eyewitness News was first to tell you that Matthews is under investigation over allegations of indecency with a child. Radio station KSEV took him off the air as a result of the investigation. We're told the Sugar Land Police Department has forwarded its information to the district attorney's office.

Radio talk show host and Fort Bend Star columnist Jon Matthews is being investigated by the Sugar Land Police Department following a complaint from a Sugar Land family that Matthews behaved indecently with a child. A source close to the family told Fort Bend/Southwest Sun that a complaint has been filed in reference to "inappropriate sexual behavior with a child by Mr. Matthews." The Sugar Land Police Department would not elaborate on the complaint, but confirmed the investigation is in progress. AM700 KSEV where Matthews, a Sugar Land resident, had a talk show in the mornings, did not air his...

Houston radio talk show host Jon Matthews has been taken off the air while Sugar Land police investigate what they call an "allegation from a community member." Dan Patrick, owner of station KSEV-AM 700, told listeners of the move Friday afternoon. "He told me he was under investigation and had not been charged," Patrick said. "In light of that, I told him it would be best for him and the station not to be on the air." Patrick said Sugar Land police told him the investigation "could take several weeks." He cautioned listeners not to rush to judgment.

Conservative local talk show host being investigated by police (10/24/03 - HOUSTON) — Popular radio talk show host Jon Matthews is off the air and we've learned Sugar Land police are investigating him. Houstonians have been listening to the conservative radio talk show host for more than 15 years. He's a former Marine with loyal listeners, but on Friday those listeners didn't hear him because his boss took him off the air. "I think that was the best thing to do," said KSEV General Manager Dan Patrick. Patrick yanked Matthews off the air after learning from Eyewitness News about...