WQHT Hot 97 Staff Suspended for Tsunami Song
Jan 27, 2005 1:12:25 GMT -5
Post by Crushcrushchris on Jan 27, 2005 1:12:25 GMT -5
www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=63741
Now, I haven't heard this song, but for obvious reasons this has me upset.
I hope that the people that were responsible for this lose their jobs and don't ever so much as work in the industry ever again. A tragedy that equates to about 40X the magnitude of 9/11 is not something to joke about.
Emmis-owned WQHT (Hot 97)/New York has indefinitely suspended the entire staff of the Miss Jones in the Morning show over a spoof song written about the Asian tsunami disaster. The morning show repeatedly ran the segment last week, which was a parody of the song "We Are The World." The song used racial slurs about Asians and made jokes about child slavery and people's mothers being killed.
"What happened is morally and socially indefensible," said Emmis President Rick Cummings in a statement. "All involved, myself included, are ashamed and deeply sorry. I know the members of the morning show are truly contrite. They know their actions here are inexcusable."
On Monday, the station and Miss Jones apologized and the seven-member morning crew agreed to donate one week's pay to relief efforts.
"What happened is morally and socially indefensible," said Emmis President Rick Cummings in a statement. "All involved, myself included, are ashamed and deeply sorry. I know the members of the morning show are truly contrite. They know their actions here are inexcusable."
On Monday, the station and Miss Jones apologized and the seven-member morning crew agreed to donate one week's pay to relief efforts.
Now, I haven't heard this song, but for obvious reasons this has me upset.
I hope that the people that were responsible for this lose their jobs and don't ever so much as work in the industry ever again. A tragedy that equates to about 40X the magnitude of 9/11 is not something to joke about.
