XM Radio Suspends Opie & Anthony

[WilliamPitt]

XM Radio Suspends Opie & Anthony
WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Radio announced today that the company has suspended Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia, hosts of "The Opie & Anthony Show" and ceased broadcast of the show for 30 days, effective immediately.

XM Radio deplored the comments aired on "The Opie & Anthony Show" last week. At the time, the company strongly expressed its views to Opie and Anthony, and they issued an immediate apology.

Comments made by Opie and Anthony on yesterday's broadcast put into question whether they appreciate the seriousness of the matter. The management of XM Radio decided to suspend Opie and Anthony to make clear that our on-air talent must take seriously the responsibility that creative freedom requires of them.

More: http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1452

[Catherine Vincent]

1. Good!

Idiots!

[tularetom]

2. Difference between O & A and Imus?

People (other than DC media asswipes) actually listen to O & A.

[Renew Deal]

4. No one listens to those guys.

0 rating in Nevada and Chicago IIRC.

[Captain Hilts]

11. O&A is purely a comedy show. It doesn't claim to be a political force or influential. nt

[Nikki Stone1]

13. O & A only talked about brutally raping a woman.

....

[Perky]

3. Good

[meegbear]

5. So what happpened again?

[rawtribe]

7. You can read about it here.

http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/did-opie-anthony-cross-the-line-with-condi-rice.html

[meegbear]

10. Thanks

:hi:

[EdwardM]

6. And the seeds are set.

Noone can say anything offensive. Everyone must go away...

[Arugula Latte]

8. Will Ben & Jerry make an ice cream flavor in honor of Falwell?

Fire 'n' Brimstone Crunch, perhaps?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

9. Opie and who?

:hide:

[shaniqua6392]

12. Pretty soon we will have censored everything.

I don't care for them personally but this is getting ridiculous. There should be somewhere that we can listen to uncensored broadcasts. People pay to subscribe to XM and we do not need the "moral police" and/or the FCC to be in charge of everything. Not a good decision by XM in my opinion.