By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Controversial WSPD radio host Scott Sloan has been suspended indefinitely while he undergoes sensitivity training, and corporate officials will be keeping a closer eye on his colleague at WVKS, Denny Schaffer. Mr. Sloan apologized for some remarks and he and Mr. Schaffer will have to apologize for […]
Year: 1999
Stations’ parent firm apologizes for remarks; Clear Channel executive vows to curb hosts’ antics
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 A top executive of Clear Channel Communications, the corporate giant that employs two controversial Toledo radio hosts, apologized for their conduct and said they will not be allowed to offend again. “We certainly don’t condone the actions by our people,” said David Crowl, Clear Channel’s senior vice […]
Local NAACP demands firing of ‘shock jocks’; Mayor holds parent firm responsible
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Toledo chapter has called for the firing of two local radio “shock jocks” and a boycott of advertisers on their controversial programs. “We do not need and will not tolerate the behavior of a few to destroy what […]
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Shock jocks ignore taste for ratings, better jobs; In city, some radio hosts keep up their bad jokes
By Joshua Benton and Michael D. Sallah Blade Staff Writers Page 1 Less than 24 hours after WSPD’s Scott Sloan was suspended for remarks about assassinating the Rev. Jesse Jackson, WVKS colleague Denny Schaffer was on the air offending local black leaders and making Jewish jokes. In the space of two hours yesterday, Mr. Schaffer […]
Reminders of deep divide, signs of hope mix in Ulster
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A1 BELFAST — On the surface, it looks like any other cookie-cutter, working-class neighborhood in Europe. Small, dull houses are pushed up against one another, with a few tiny patches of green grass poking through the gray tones. But look a little closer at this two-block housing development […]
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Irish-Americans provide money, moral support
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A8 Throughout the three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland, those on both sides have looked to America as one of their greatest resources. And why not: There are more than seven times as many Irish-Americans as there are Irish. “They’ve played an important part in the conflict […]
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1st Thanksgiving celebration not remembered like it was; The Pilgrims had a big meal, but they didn’t eat like we do
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Our images of the Pilgrims are straight out of second grade: happy, placid people, sitting around a big table with peaceful Indians, eating turkey with cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. It’s a caricature ready-made for 7-year-olds, and almost four centuries after the landing at Plymouth, it’s almost […]
Thinking split on Medlin role; Conflict feared if port chairman also is development chief
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Several local officials and businessmen seem to have no problem with G. Ray Medlin, Jr., being chairman of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority board and Toledo’s new development director. “He’s bright, articulate, and high batteried,” said port board member George Ballas. “There won’t be any conflicts.” But […]
Port board sessions energized by conflict
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A1 News Analysis When the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority was under intense public scrutiny in 1998, one of the most damaging perceptions about its board was that it operated like an “old boys club,” with few disputes and debates over issues. For example, during one six-month stretch in […]
Port board panel to consider scope of review
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority wants to evaluate the way it does business, and yesterday its board chairman picked the people who will be in charge of the process – but not without some controversy over how thorough the evaluation will be. Chairman G. Ray Medlin, Jr., […]
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