Armstrong & Getty (heard on 650-AM KSTE, Sacramento, CA.) recently went on
vacation after they told their listeners to make anti-Mohammad videos and post
them on Al-Jazeera's website. The next day, the duo went on vacation and a
"best of" show aired Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a story by
Joseph Ulibas, at examiner.com.
No doubt this latest incident involving the morning talk
show host has brought a lot of local and some national media attention. The
anti-Mohammad videos are obviously a reference to the You Tube trailer of the
film "Innocence of Muslims" aka "The Innocence of
Bin-Laden". The public outcry over the "film's" depiction of the
prophet Muhammad and the Islamic religion in general has caused several violent
incidents around the Arab region (including an attack on the U.S. embassy in
Libya and a suicide bombing in Afghanistan).
Even though Armstrong & Getty went on vacation for a few
days, the whole thing seems like a bad taste publicity stunt to boost Clear
Channel's ratings. It's an election year and Clear Channel's flagship KFBK and
KSTE ratings are down big time.
Radio stunts like these are all too common.
A&G were due back on-air today at KSTE.
A&G were due back on-air today at KSTE.
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