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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

101X KROX hosts suspended for on-air remarks

We know some Austin radio hosts recently got in trouble on 590 KLBJ-AM, now KXAN 36 is reporting more trouble on the radio dial:

Radio show hosts on 101X, Jason Alvarez and Deb O'Keefe, are the latest DJs facing reprimand for using words on-air that resembled a racial slur.

Both hosts are suspended for a week without pay and all, on-air Emmis radio hosts will now have to undergo cultural and diversity sensitivity training. READ MORE

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