5 days after Mark Madden made a really stupid comment about Sen. Edward Kennedy's cancerous brain tumor sports/talk host Mark Madden is out at WEAE-AM (1250 ESPN)/Pittsburgh. ESPN Radio would only say he's been taken off the air. The decision came from the top of ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn.
So did the man say that got him the Exit Station Promptly Now award?
"I'm very disappointed to hear that Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts is near death because of a brain tumor. I always hoped Senator Kennedy would live long enough to be assassinated."
And that began the carrer assassination of Mark Madden. Despite an on air apology, Madden could not outrun himself. Madden was put on warning by ESPN for his on-air manner back in December and has previously been in hot water with WTAE-TV for his language and over-the-top remarks about the Steelers.
Podcasting... Ready or Not
Podcast audience is growing "tremendously."That's according to Edison Media Research, which found the number of Americans who downloaded and listened to an audio podcast grew from 13% to 18% in the past year. Edison Research VP Tom Webster says stations should create as much "podcast-able content" as they can.
Former Air America Exec Evan Cohen Arrested in Guam
Former Air America Radio Chairman and co-founder Evan Cohen has been arrested in Guam after airport customs officials discovered he had a warrant for his arrest in Hawaii. Cohen, who left the Liberal Talk network in 2005, was returning to Guam from a trip to the Philippines. Cohen was indicted by a grand jury in Hawaii in April on charges of theft, fraudulent use of a credit card, forgery and money laundering.
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