DelGiorno's Remarks Prompt KFAQ Retraction
Tulsa radio station KFAQ (1170 AM) has retracted statements by former talk-show host Michael DelGiorno about City Councilor Bill Christiansen, saying some of the comments were untrue. As part of a settlement in a defamation lawsuit Christiansen filed in 2005 against DelGiorno and the station's owner, Journal Broadcast Group, KFAQ must air a retraction for 10 business days acknowledging that untruths were made repeatedly and offering an apology to Christiansen.
The retraction began airing Monday between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m., a portion of the time slot in which DelGiorno's talk show aired.
DelGiorno resigned from KFAQ in April to take a job with a Nashville, Tenn., station (WWTN), which is not owned by Journal Broadcast Group, company attorney Doug Dodd said.
DelGiorno's resignation came during the evidence discovery period of the suit, in the wake of KFAQ's losing the University of Oklahoma's sports broadcasts, the FCC's fining the station and about seven months after media reports that DelGiorno was banished from a Creek Nation casino after allegedly being caught stealing.
The retraction began airing Monday between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m., a portion of the time slot in which DelGiorno's talk show aired.
DelGiorno resigned from KFAQ in April to take a job with a Nashville, Tenn., station (WWTN), which is not owned by Journal Broadcast Group, company attorney Doug Dodd said.
DelGiorno's resignation came during the evidence discovery period of the suit, in the wake of KFAQ's losing the University of Oklahoma's sports broadcasts, the FCC's fining the station and about seven months after media reports that DelGiorno was banished from a Creek Nation casino after allegedly being caught stealing.
Labels: KFAQ, Michael DelGiorno, Tulsa Radio
posted by Mike McCarville @ 9:05 AM
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