WRKO Host John DePetro Suspended For Remarks About Matt Amorello

Laurence Glavin lglavin@lycos.com
Wed Jul 19 16:42:02 EDT 2006


> ----- Original Message -----> From: rogerkirk <rogerkirk@ttlc.net>
> To: "Boston Radio" <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>, "Mark Watson" <markwats@comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: WRKO Host John DePetro Suspended For Remarks About Matt Amorello
> Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:17:59 -0400
> 
> 
> "Mark Watson" wrote:
> 
> > <snip> WRKO 9AM- 12 Noon host John DePetro has been suspended for 
> > 2 days for using a slur word for homosexual while discussing 
> > embattled Mass Turnpike chairman Matt Amorello's conduct <snip>
> > WRKO PD Jason Wolfe said that the station has zero tolerance for 
> > racial intolerance.
> 
> Sounds like free publicity for WRKO and a 2-day vacation for John DePetro.
> 
> True zero-tolerance would have put John at the unemployment office.

Speaking of which, does anyone know where John Osterlund ("Ozone") is now?


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