Radio personality Craig Schaller worked at WHAM 1180 AM for 16
years, but he came under fire this week after he published a blog on the
station's website about the LPGA.
In the post, Schaller says things like “there are too many
gosh darn foreigners on the tour and more specifically, I'm talking about
Koreans and Asians in general.” He goes on to comment on those Asian player's
last names saying, “It's hard to remember specific golfers when half of them
seem to have names that sound like the sound you get when you bang pots and
pans together.”
Now Schaller is without a job, saying he was fired by WHAM
Tuesday. He wrote and posted his blog Sunday, the final day of the Wegmans LPGA
in Rochester .
Schaller admits he may have failed in his attempts at humor, but he stands
behind the general premise of his blog, that being that the growing dominance
of Asian players is not good for the LPGA Tour.
News10NBC's Brett
Davidsen said, “Did you think when you wrote this blog that it was controversial?”
Craig Schaller said, “I had an inkling it might be a little
controversial. I actually said in the blog, I might offend some people I'm
sure, but what I said I didn't think was over the top."
I got fired today for taking advantage of my right to free speech in this country.Hey local media hacks...feel better now?
— Craig Schaller (@craigschaller) June 11, 2013
Schaller's blog was on the radio station's website. Schaller
has been writing the blog for about two years and has never been asked to have
it checked before posting it. News10NBC spoke with the program manager at WHAM
Radio and he declined to comment on the situation.
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