Philly Radio: BLM Activist Meets With WPEN-FM Management

Asa Khalif

An organizer of the Black Lives Matter Pennsylvania Chapter has met with management from 97.5 The Fanatic following a fake Black caller scandal.

According to phillytrib.com, the meeting with Asa Khalif of the Black Lives Matter Pennsylvania Chapter, follows the suspension of three station employees, including Pat Egan, the producer who created the fake Black character “Dwayne from Swedesboro,” afternoon host Mike Missanelli’s on-air producer Jason Myrtetus, and Matt Nahigian, the station’s program director. (Click Here for story) According to a published report, all three will be able to return to the station on Wednesday.

Mike Missanelli

The station used the character for more than a year as a regular persona on Missanelli’s show before the fake caller was exposed this week. Missanelli said he did not know that the caller was fake.

“With all due respect, I addressed the issue for almost four hours on my show on Tuesday and have nothing more to say about it other than I had no idea Dwayne was a fake caller and the station acknowledges it should have been handled differently,” he said in a statement.

Khalif met with Nahigan and another station executive Friday, whom he did not immediately name.

Khalif was pleased with the outcome of the meeting.

“The meeting went well,” he said. “I think that if we are building the bridge for a true dialogue, people have to start making amends, especially the producer who is involved. We have to reiterate that that type of behavior will not be tolerated, period.”

He said station management has agreed to issue a written apology to the African-American community which should be forthcoming next week.