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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

590 KLBJ Austin hosts suspended for racial remarks

Some controversy is brewing in Austin as the two hosts from the "The Todd and Don Show" have been suspended from talker 590 KLBJ-AM. More from KXAN 36:

Station managers on Wednesday said Todd Jeffries and Don Pryor are suspended without pay after Pryor, a co-host, used a derogatory term several times during a discussion about what to call immigrants during a Tuesday morning show. Undocumented workers and illegal immigrants were among the terms used as common examples in the media. READ THE REST

Pryor is a famous name in Austin.  Don's father is Cactus Pryor who is a radio legend in Austin. Todd Jeffries also happens to be the news director of 590 KLBJ.

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