Lee Rogers, KSFO ABC/Disney Radio host calls for the mass suicide of AP reporters

UPDATE: Looking for Lee Rogers? Did he just say something on KSFO 560 AM that was so outrageous that you were stunned? Want to complain to the FCC or KSFO? Argue with him? Write him? Go ahead. Email here. Phone number here.

But it's pretty clear no letters and calls to a station that was conceived to promote this kind of talk will have any impact. The hosts delete your emails and brag about pissing you off. They know there is pretty much nothing they can say that is bad enough for them to be reprimaned, fined or fired. So if you want your opinion to have any impact, it's time to write the advertisers and go further up the the money chain to KSFO's radio's parent company, ABC Radio Disney.

Create a letter, send it to an advertiser, copy me (spockosemail @ gmail . com) and I'll send it on to other advertisers and the people within the organization that need to hear your voice. This is commerically supported broadcast radio, and some advertisers, when they become aware of what these hosts are saying just don't want to be associated with these people anymore. So let them know.

You see most advertisers have NO IDEA what these people are saying on the air. When they find out they are as shocked as you are. Ask the advertisers to stop supporting the radio hosts with their ad dollars.

Sent June 30th

Dear AP Editors and Management:

On Thursday morning June 29th Lee Rogers of the ABC/Disney radio station KSFO 560 am said, "Why don't you dopes at the Associated Press do the world a favor and commit mass suicide?" ( Windows media audio clip )

This comment followed an AP story about a hunger strike.

Lee Rogers is the morning co-host of Melanie Morgan, who has recently called for the execution of Bill Keller of the New York Times and the hanging of the news media that published articles about a Treasury Department program designed to monitor international financial transactions for terrorist activity. ( audio clip)

KSFO radio hosts have a history of insulting journalists , having recently accused the LA Times of doctoring their photos. The LA Times even asked for a formal on air correction from Morgan, however I don't believe she ever gave one.

Now I'm sure that AP has some financial arrangements and licenses with ABC Radio in order to read their stories. Since it appears KSFO's radio hosts and management don't find it valuable, perhaps their AP feed should be terminated. ( Of course if they desire to restart the service their might be some sort of additional restarting fee.)

If you cut off their feed and curtail their ability to read your stories on the air, ABC Radio would save money, KSFO radio hosts wouldn't have to listen to AP stories being read and the AP can provide their stories to the stations that appreciate the hard journalistic work the AP editors do.

Of course there may be some people at ABC Radio management or the ABC News division who value having access to the AP feed and wish to treat an important news provider with respect, but on-air evidence at KSFO shows that clearly they don't value it or your people.

I writing you because I just thought that someone should stand up for the hardworking journalists at the AP.

Sincerely,
SB

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