Re: Dennis AND Callahan Suspended For Two Weeks

[Aaron Read <aread@speakeasy.net>]

At 11:36 PM 10/6/2003, Mike G wrote:
>It was also reported on channel 5 that Blue Cross/Blue Shield pulled their 
>ads from the station and rumors that other advertisers are willing to 
>follow suit with BC/BS donating the ad money that they would have spent to 
>the Metco program.  At this point into the controversy, I can't possibly 
>see any way Dennis OR Callahan can ever return to the either the station 
>or Boston radio in general.

And a few weeks ago the FCC fined WNEW/Infinity $357,000 for the Opie & 
Anthony public sex stunt.

Is it just me, or are the limits for shock jockery starting to become more 
defined as more and more broadcasters cross the line?   Have we - as an 
industry - found the proverbial "wall"?


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