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Central Pennsylvania radio host Bruce Bond is out at 92.1 WTPA-FM after being asked by management to stop criticizing President Donald Trump.
Mr. Bond, a well-known figure on midstate radio since the 1980s, said he made the decision to resign as host of The Bruce Bond Late Afternoon Show after refusing to comply with a directive by the stations general manager, Tim Michaels, to not talk disrespectfully about the president.
It wasnt my agenda to talk politics, but its impossible to avoid the topic of Trump doing a 3-hour talk show, Bond said. That fact that my bosses would censor me and not allow me to talk about this stuff is ridiculous.
I have received backlash in the form of emails, phone calls and such, Michaels wrote in a email that Bond shared on Facebook. I have asked previously to cease political discussion. If this cannot be achieved we will have no choice but to discontinue the show.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/told-not-to-criticize-trump-central-pa-radio-host-quits/ar-BBCXkQ3?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=edgsp
Different Drummer
(7,528 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,097 posts)I dont recognize America any longer.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Crash2Parties
(6,017 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)during elections!
Crash2Parties
9. (pssst. we did it here regarding HRC & DNC, remember?)
Crash2Parties
(6,017 posts)JCanete
(5,272 posts)there are some good reasons for it, regarding keeping intentional disruption and other sinkhole factionalizing from overwhelming more productive posts.
MSNBC on the other hand, has allegedly done the same thing to some of their liberal hosts regarding any attacks at the Democratic party coming from the left. I doubt that's ever been an issue for attacks coming at them from the right.
Oneironaut
(5,461 posts)Also, someone might shoot someone somewhere because you criticized Trump. Only constant praise from now on. It's a matter of national security!
jalan48
(13,797 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)It's brave of him to stand on principle. There's so little of that these days.
not fooled
(5,791 posts)that we now live in a fascist oligarchy. Complete with a significant percent of propagandized, heavily brainwashed occupants. I hesitate to call them citizens because they have willingly chosen to tune in to propaganda outlets and expose themselves to lies. No democracy can survive under those conditions. This country is unrecognizable compared to the land of JFK, LBJ and FDR that I grew up in.
magicarpet
(13,935 posts)USA ~ USA ~ USA
MAGA ~ MAGA ~ MAGA
Doug the Dem
(1,297 posts)You clearly had the story before me.
mahatmakanejeeves
(56,888 posts)Updated: JUNE 20, 2017 8:23 AM EDT