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The Fall of WNEW-FM
Aug. 23rd, 2002 10:18 amI don't know if anyone else is following the sad saga of Opie and Anthony on WNEW here in NYC. Here's a good summary of the story:
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/13082p-12380c.html
WNEW was *THE* rock and roll station in NYC from the late 60's to the 80's. For a really good book about their glory days, read Fm: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio by Richard Neer ( http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679462953/qid=1030111990/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-7894089-9452920 )
Anyway about 3 years ago, they dumped rock and went to a talk format, leaving Q104 to be the classic rock station here. They hired these Shock jocks Opie and Anthony who are rude and crude. The stunt that has gotten them canned was having people have sex in public places and get points for it. Two people pushed it too far and did it in St. Patrick's Cathedral during a service on a holy day.
Some people say the Catholic Church is really SCREAMING about this to hide their own sex abuse problems. I think it is getting more attention because of the high profile of Catholism in NYC and of St. Patricks Catherdral. I think any religion (Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Pagan, whatever) would be upset about the violation of the sancitity of a place of worship.
I'm glad these guys got fired. They should fire all of WNEW and bring back the old jocks.
I like Pete Forntale's comments in the NY news article:
Pete Fornatale, a disk jockey from the days when WNEW was the leading local outlet for rock music, was delighted to hear Opie and Anthony got the ax.
"Good riddance to bad garbage," he said. "I only wish now they would retire the WNEW call letters with the glory of the first 30 years and not the embarrassment of the last three."
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/13082p-12380c.html
WNEW was *THE* rock and roll station in NYC from the late 60's to the 80's. For a really good book about their glory days, read Fm: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio by Richard Neer ( http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679462953/qid=1030111990/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-7894089-9452920 )
Anyway about 3 years ago, they dumped rock and went to a talk format, leaving Q104 to be the classic rock station here. They hired these Shock jocks Opie and Anthony who are rude and crude. The stunt that has gotten them canned was having people have sex in public places and get points for it. Two people pushed it too far and did it in St. Patrick's Cathedral during a service on a holy day.
Some people say the Catholic Church is really SCREAMING about this to hide their own sex abuse problems. I think it is getting more attention because of the high profile of Catholism in NYC and of St. Patricks Catherdral. I think any religion (Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Pagan, whatever) would be upset about the violation of the sancitity of a place of worship.
I'm glad these guys got fired. They should fire all of WNEW and bring back the old jocks.
I like Pete Forntale's comments in the NY news article:
Pete Fornatale, a disk jockey from the days when WNEW was the leading local outlet for rock music, was delighted to hear Opie and Anthony got the ax.
"Good riddance to bad garbage," he said. "I only wish now they would retire the WNEW call letters with the glory of the first 30 years and not the embarrassment of the last three."
