Posted by: BathroomCoffee May 15, 2007
Bye BYe Wolf 'O' Wits
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DJs dropped over 'offensive' call Two DJs have lost their American radio show after broadcasting an offensive telephone call to a Chinese restaurant. Jeff Vandergrift and Dan Lay, who presented The Dog House with JV and Elvis on New York's Free FM, had been suspended after last month's prank. The pair placed an order for "shrimp fried lice" and made lewd remarks. Their employer, CBS Radio, has dropped their programme, just weeks after dismissing "shock jock" Don Imus for racist and sexist remarks. Imus - who described a women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos" - is currently planning to sue the company for $120m (£61m), claiming a breach of contract. A spokeswoman for the company would not confirm whether Vandergrift and Lay had been sacked altogether, or if they would appear on other shows. But the decision to remove the pair from the airwaves was nonetheless welcomed by the Organization of Chinese Americans. "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," executive Jeanette Wang told the Associated Press.
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