Tuesday, May 06, 2003

In my email, thanks Liza!

DJs Suspended for Playing Dixie Chicks

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Country-music station KKCS has suspended two disc jockeys for playing songs by the Dixie Chicks in violation of a ban imposed after one group member criticized President Bush.

"We pulled their music two months ago, and it's been a difficult decision because how can you ignore the hottest group in country music," Jerry Grant, station manager, said.

He said there has been discussion about whether to reinstate the music, but DJs Dave Moore and Jeff Singer became impatient.

"They made it very clear that they support wholeheartedly the president of the United States. They support wholeheartedly the troops, the military. But they also support the right of free speech," Grant said.

The station has received a couple of hundred calls and 75 percent favored playing the music.

Grant said Moore and Singer will be out for a couple of days.

"I gave them an alternative: stop it now and they'll be on suspension, or they can continue playing them and when they come out of the studio they won't have a job."

The station plans to play the group's music eventually.

"Most stations are starting to play them again anyhow a song here, a song there. I just have a problem with the way this was done. We would have put them in anyhow. But we'd like to do it on our terms," he said.


*sigh*...And this isn't even in a hillbilly state. Sounds to me like Grant is a very tiny man and the DJ's got suspended, not for playing the Chicks, but for NOT asking permission from this twit. They should have continued to play the songs, let this asshat fire them, and then sue the pants off him. They could've owned the station and played what they wanted.

Kansas @ 9:25 PM