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WYSP Fires Kidd Chris For Airing Racist Song
May 16, 2008

WYSP/Philadelphia has fired morning show host Kidd Chris and program director John Cook due to the airing of a racist song.  The song "Schwoogies" was originally performed by Lady Gash in the studio on March 21 and sung to the tune of Blondie's "Call Me." The song aired a few times before it became an issue resulting in the terminations.

"We found the song to be highly offensive and completely inappropriate for broadcast on our airwaves. When senior management of the station learned that it had been played, they took immediate steps to prevent it from ever appearing on the station again," CBS Radio spokeswoman Karen Mateo told FMQB. "At the same time, we launched an extensive internal investigation into the situation including a thorough review of the editorial controls and systems we have in place to prevent this type of content from airing. We instituted additional educational training for the station, and have taken appropriate disciplinary action, including termination of the individuals involved."

 

 




 
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