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'''The Kidd Chris Show''' was an [[United States|American]] [[radio show]]. The show started airing on [[WYSP]] during the afternoons (3-7 pm) on [[August 29]] [[2005]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Kidd Chris Joins WYSP/Philadelphia For Afternoons |url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=109154 |publisher=FMQB |date=2005-08-18}}</ref> was syndicated to WRKZ in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] a year later,<ref>{{cite web |title=Kidd Chris Syndicates, Fingercuffs PA |url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=262091 |publisher=FMQB |date=2006-08-21}} The simulcast was dropped as of March 16 2007 ({{cite web |title=In Brief - March 20, 2007 |url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=373528}})</ref> and moved to the weekday morning slot (6-10 am) on [[November 26]] [[2007]] when the station revived its rock format.
'''The Kidd Chris Show''' was an [[United States|American]] [[radio show]]. The show started airing on [[WYSP]] during the afternoons (3-7 pm) on [[August 29]] [[2005]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Kidd Chris Joins WYSP/Philadelphia For Afternoons |url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=109154 |publisher=FMQB |date=2005-08-18}}</ref> was syndicated to WRKZ in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] a year later,<ref>{{cite web |title=Kidd Chris Syndicates, Fingercuffs PA |url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=262091 |publisher=FMQB |date=2006-08-21}} The simulcast was dropped as of March 16 2007 ({{cite web |title=In Brief - March 20, 2007 |url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=373528}})</ref> and moved to the weekday morning slot (6-10 am) on [[November 26]] [[2007]] when the station revived its rock format.


On [[May 16]] [[2008]], the website Philly.com and its entertainment columnist Dan Gross reported that the Kidd Chris show had been taken off WYSP's airwaves effective immediately and that Foley and his staff had been terminated.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/94_WYSPs_Kidd_Chris_fired_over_guests_racist_parody_song.html |title=94 WYSP's Kidd Chris fired over guest's racist parody song |author=Gross, Dan |publisher=Philly.com |date=2008-05-16 |accessdate=2008-05-22}}</ref> The action was taken in response to the airing of a song parody described by CBS Radio spokeswoman Karen Mateo as "highly offensive and completely inappropriate for broadcast," which had been performed by a guest of the show on March 21 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://cbs3.com/topstories/Kidd.Chris.WYSP.2.726178.html |title=Radio Host 'Kidd Chris' Fired Over Racist Song |author=The Associated Press |publisher=Philly.com |date=2008-05-16 |accessdate=2008-05-22}}</ref>
On [[May 16]] [[2008]], the website Philly.com and its entertainment columnist Dan Gross reported that the Kidd Chris show had been taken off WYSP's airwaves effective immediately and that Foley and his staff had been terminated.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/94_WYSPs_Kidd_Chris_fired_over_guests_racist_parody_song.html |title=94 WYSP's Kidd Chris fired over guest's racist parody song |author=Gross, Dan |publisher=Philly.com |date=2008-05-16 |accessdate=2008-05-22}}</ref> The action was taken in response to the airing of a song parody described by CBS Radio spokeswoman Karen Mateo as "highly offensive and completely inappropriate for broadcast," which had been performed by a guest of the show on March 21 2008.

Revision as of 04:04, 5 August 2008

The Kidd Chris Show was an American radio show. The show started airing on WYSP during the afternoons (3-7 pm) on August 29 2005,[1] was syndicated to WRKZ in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania a year later,[2] and moved to the weekday morning slot (6-10 am) on November 26 2007 when the station revived its rock format.

On May 16 2008, the website Philly.com and its entertainment columnist Dan Gross reported that the Kidd Chris show had been taken off WYSP's airwaves effective immediately and that Foley and his staff had been terminated.[3] The action was taken in response to the airing of a song parody described by CBS Radio spokeswoman Karen Mateo as "highly offensive and completely inappropriate for broadcast," which had been performed by a guest of the show on March 21 2008.

  1. ^ "Kidd Chris Joins WYSP/Philadelphia For Afternoons". FMQB. 2005-08-18.
  2. ^ "Kidd Chris Syndicates, Fingercuffs PA". FMQB. 2006-08-21. The simulcast was dropped as of March 16 2007 ("In Brief - March 20, 2007".)
  3. ^ Gross, Dan (2008-05-16). "94 WYSP's Kidd Chris fired over guest's racist parody song". Philly.com. Retrieved 2008-05-22.