Say Cianara To "JV And Elvis" Family
NEW YORK - Two more New York jocks have been permanently benched by CBS Radio.
Jeff Vandergrift and Dan Lay broadcast a phone conversation to a Chinese restuarant in which the caller, in an exaggerated accent, placed an order for "shrimp flied lice," claimed he was a student of kung fu, and compared menu items to employees' body parts.
Making their comments one day after the "Nappy Headed Ho" brouhaha on April 4, a re-airing of the offensive crank call prompted Asian groups to go all Bruce Lee on CBS.
Initially suspended without pay, the pair were Imus'd after defending the indefensible became too much to stomach for the network that's losing it's shock punk roster faster than Rush Limbaugh can re-air that "Barack The Magic Negro" clip.
"This is a victory not only for the Asian-American community, but for all communities who find themselves constant targets of racist and sexist programming," said Jeanette Wang, an executive with the Organization of Chinese Americans.
Ironically, "The Dog House with JV and Elvis," aired on WFNY-FM immediately after Opie and Anthony, two other shock jocks also in the dog house.
Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia return to the CBS radio airwaves this Monday after a segment on their satellite radio program where they laughed as a homeless man fantasized about "punching in the f****** face and f******" Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and "having sex" with First Lady Laura Bush.How they're justifying having these clowns pollute the airwaves, even if it is XM's no-listener-satellite-radio station, is unfathomable.
The Rev Al, who assumed a major role in Don Imus' ouster, said Saturday that he wanted to meet with Hughes and Cumia's bosses at XM Satellite over the rape comments on their show. "My personal feeling is they should have already been fired," said Sharpton.
One night earlier, Sharpton went head-up with former Imus producer Bernard McGuirk on the Fox News Channel.
McGuirk was also kicked to the curb from WFAN-AM along with his boss. McGuirk called Sharpton a "race-baiter" looking for attention when he led the campaign to fire Imus.
Rev Al's response? They got eactly what they deserved.
It's a new day folks - better get with the program!!!
UPDATE: ANOTHER NEW YORK JOCK GETS CANNED FOR ANTI-SEMITIC REMARKS
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