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NEW YORK- One month after the firing of radio host Don Imus for broadcasting sexist and racist gibes, a pair of suspended New York shock jocks have been permanently pulled from the air by CBS Radio for a prank phone call rife with offensive Asian sterotypes...The cancellation of the show,nearly three weeks after the show hosts were suspended,was another indication of the increased scrutiny on radio hosts and the heightened management sensitivity to complaint in the wake of the Imus firing.
"This is a victory not only for the Asian-American community,but for all communities who find themselvesconstant targets of racist and sexist programming," said Jeanette Wang,an executive with the Organization of Chinese Americans...
...Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia return to the station's airwaves Monday after issuing their own apology for a segment on their satellite radio program where they laughed as a homeless man fantasized about raping Condoleezza Rice and Laura Bush.
"This is a victory not only for the Asian-American community,but for all communities who find themselvesconstant targets of racist and sexist programming," said Jeanette Wang,an executive with the Organization of Chinese Americans...
...Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia return to the station's airwaves Monday after issuing their own apology for a segment on their satellite radio program where they laughed as a homeless man fantasized about raping Condoleezza Rice and Laura Bush.
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