Radio hosts kicked off air for slur |
The hosts of a popular New Jersey radio show were off the air July 26 after calling the nation`s first Sikh attorney general “turban man” — the latest slur against a career prosecutor who says he faces countless “small indignities and humiliations” no matter how far he rises or how important his position. Indian American Gurbir Grewal, who wears a turban and full beard, took to Twitter July 26 morning to call for an end to “small-minded intolerance” after he was attacked by the hosts of the “Dennis & Judi” show.WKXW-FM hosts Dennis Malloy and Judi Franco uttered the slur on their July 25 show while talking about Grewal`s directive to prosecutors to temporarily suspend marijuana prosecutions statewide. Malloy said he couldn`t remember Grewal`s name, telling Franco: “I`m just going to say the guy with the turban.”Officials at the station, New Jersey 101.5, suspended Malloy and Franco indefinitely. The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund called the suspensions an “appreciated first step” but called for the station to apologize. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said hate speech “does not belong on our airwaves.”
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