I love shame! Good old Catholic guilt could solve so many of the world's problems...
An AP story says Clear Channel Head 'Ashamed' of Programs
John Hogan, president of 1,200-station Clear Channel Radio, told members of the House Energy and Commerce telecommunications subcommittee he was "ashamed" of the "Bubba the Love Sponge" show. The program, which aired on stations in Florida, recently brought a $755,000 proposed fine from the Federal Communications Commission (news - web sites) for sexually explicit content and other alleged indecency violations.
I don't want new FCC rules or any government censorship, but I would like to see these guys clean house a little. This small step gives me hope.
Posted by jk at February 26, 2004 10:39 AMThis was heartening to hear. Think this is the beginning of real change or just public talk that will die away quietly once the fervor has passed?
Posted by: Silence Dogood at February 27, 2004 12:18 PMYesterday morning. I thought it was a serious change. Watching the punditocracy on TV last night has convinced me that it is small and will blow over.
My hope is that it leaves a little residue, as I think the Super Bowl MTV halftime show did, in allowing people who object to such content to not be dismissed as troglodytes. I think it may be a little more okay to object to things now, and that would be a plus.