Re: WBZ

["Terrence M. Wood" <terry_wood@prodigy.net>]

I also read Joe Fitzgeralds column in the Herald and now understand the
reason to cut him off.  If he gets that salty on the other stations, then
they too are remiss in their duties.  If the "Producer" doesn't have the
guts to "Unplug" then he should be summarily dismissed.  I don't think it is
always the "hosts" place to terminate the call, even if it is his/her show.
The screener/producer should make that call without hesitation.  As I didn't
hear the show itself, I would put the blame on the producer and Casey was
right in doing what he did.  The plug should also be pulled on Stern and
Imus when they go overboard on language, no matter how much MONEY they bring
in.  Morality does need to come back to radio!
- -----Original Message-----
From: Roger Kirk <rkirk@videoserver.com>
To: boston-radio-interest <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>; Bob
Nelson <rac_cooney@yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, July 16, 1998 2:29 PM
Subject: RE: WBZ


>
>Bob Nelson Wrote:
>
><snip> WBZ had every right to cut him off when he started to
>use language that might not be appropriate for
>children. In Joe Fitzgerald's Herald column, he quoted
>someone from WBZ (the PD, I think) who said that the
>show was airing at a time when a lot of families could
>be listening-- you know, driving home from the Cape or
>something-- and Butch's language may have been not
>appropriate for all ages.</snip>
>
>In order to assess for myself, since I didn't hear the broadcast
>in question, would some member of this group e-mail me (privately) with
>some details of Butch's
>diatribe?
>
>Incidentally, I understand that it _is_ hard for
>producers and board ops to accurately chop off swear
>words and stuff. Sometimes, they "miss".
>
>True.  I've been a board-op myself.
>
>I would, however, like to recount what I saw years ago at WMEX.
>I was visiting the Broadcast House (circa 66) and the evening
>talk host (I forget his name) was running his own board.  The
>caller managed to sneak in an unacceptable word.  The talk
>host switched his headphones to "air", cut out the offensive
>word, switched back to "pre-delay" and never missed a beat.

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