Sunday, September 19, 2004
CBS Radio Host Fired After Criticizing Rather
NewsMax: A talk host at the CBS Radio Network's Seattle affiliate was fired just days after he called for CBS anchorman Dan Rather to resign or be fired for airing forged military records in a bid to hurt President Bush's reelection chances.
"I said I felt Rather should either retire or be forced out over this," former KIRO-AM radio host Brian Maloney told the Associated Press. "I really felt he was taking the network's credibility down with him."
But KIRO execs apparently felt that Maloney crossed the line.
"What they have expressed is essentially that my show went in a direction they're not comfortable with," explained the canned Seattle talker, whose weekly broadcast had been heard on KIRO for three years.
Maloney said he was a bit surprised at the sharp reaction to his candor.
"Talk-show hosts have generally had a lot of independence in these kinds of issues," he told the AP. "Nobody's ever said, 'You can't criticize CBS News.'"
NewsMax: A talk host at the CBS Radio Network's Seattle affiliate was fired just days after he called for CBS anchorman Dan Rather to resign or be fired for airing forged military records in a bid to hurt President Bush's reelection chances.
"I said I felt Rather should either retire or be forced out over this," former KIRO-AM radio host Brian Maloney told the Associated Press. "I really felt he was taking the network's credibility down with him."
But KIRO execs apparently felt that Maloney crossed the line.
"What they have expressed is essentially that my show went in a direction they're not comfortable with," explained the canned Seattle talker, whose weekly broadcast had been heard on KIRO for three years.
Maloney said he was a bit surprised at the sharp reaction to his candor.
"Talk-show hosts have generally had a lot of independence in these kinds of issues," he told the AP. "Nobody's ever said, 'You can't criticize CBS News.'"
