The Hill
The parent company of Fresno radio station KMJ has issued a memo barring talent at any of its stations from spreading conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election.
“We need to help induce national calm NOW,” wrote an executive with Cumulus Media in a Wednesday directive, the same day as the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, according to The Washington Post.
Cumulus Media employs some of the nation’s most popular conservative radio hosts across the nation. Last week, the company suspended longtime KMJ radio host Ray Appleton for comments he made suggesting news editors should be “hanged” for coverage of the riot, sparked by unfounded allegations of fraud in November’s presidential election.
Brian Philips, the company’s executive vice president, went on to say Cumulus and its program syndication branch, Westwood One, “will not tolerate any suggestion that the election has not ended. The election has been resolved and there are no alternate acceptable ‘paths’. ”
“If you transgress this policy, you can expect to separate from the company immediately,” he added.
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Sam
January 11, 2021 at 10:49 am
Time for Ray to retire. Bring Chris back!
Renie
January 11, 2021 at 11:29 am
Stop interfering with American’s freedom of speech! Freedom of speech is a constitutional right for all citizens. Stop turning our country to a socialist/communist country!
Lydia
January 11, 2021 at 3:38 pm
They allready did why don’t you think the fbi putting out a all state bulletin