Subject: HQ NR #7042: Apology from CEO of Clear Channel Communication on Racist Radio Talk Show

From: [email-masked] (ifcss)
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 20:19:37 -0400

*  *  *    N E W S   R E L E A S E   7042   *  *  *
          _________   October 11, 1995  __________

   [[[[[[  [[[[[[[[[[    [[[[[[       [[[[[[[      [[[[[[[         
    [[[     [[[        [[[    [[[   [[[    [[[   [[[    [[[    ____
    [[[     [[[       [[[          [[[          [[[
   [[[     [[[[[[[[  [[[            [[[[[        [[[[[
   [[[     [[[       [[[               [[[[[        [[[[[    ______
  [[[     [[[        [[[                  [[[          [[[  ____
  [[[     [[[         [[[    [[[  [[[[   [[[   [[[[   [[[
[[[[[[  [[[[[[         [[[[[[[     [[[[[[[[     [[[[[[[[

&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&
IFCSS Foundation, Inc. 733 15th Street, NW  Suite 440 Washington, 
     D.C. 20005   Tel: (202) 347-0017      Fax: (202) 347-0018
&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&

 [Headquaters' Note] Following the meeting of IFCSS representatives
 Drs.Wenhe Lu and Chengdong Lu with Ms. Faith Zila, General Manager
 of KC 101 Station, IFCSS Headquarters received a letter to Dr. Wen
 -he Lu from CEO of Clear Channel Communications,Inc., the parental
 company of KC 101, regarding  the concerned issue.     The  coali-
 tion of Asian Community is still making  efforts   to  pursue  the 
 issue, and a formal apology statement by KC 101 is expected to  be
 officially released soon. If any member of CSS community is  still
 concerned with the incident, please keep  calling   the   station.
 Thanks for your attention!

                         *   *   *   *   *  
 Dear Dr. Wenhe Lu

 Please accept my sincere apology for the incidents  that occured on
 August 4 and 5, 1995. The remarks made on the Glenn and Pat Morning
 Show were deplorable and in no way represent   the   views of Clear 
 Channel Communications, Inc. In an attempt to be funny the  program 
 content stepped over the line and became offensive. Various actions 
 have been taken to insure this type of stereotyping or discrediting 
 will not occur here again.

 We are glad to see the tenacity with which this type  of   behavior 
 has been attacked, not only by the Asian American community, but by 
 many members of the community in general. By bringing this incident 
 to our attention we can take steps to eliminate such behavior at KC 
 101 in the future. Our goal is to provide quality musical programm-
 ing to Connecticut while serving the community   and   its   ethnic 
 groups.

 Again, please accept my sincere apology for the comments  made   on 
 this program.

 Yours Truly,

 L. Lowry Mays (Signed)
 President/CEO,
 Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

*********************************************************************
* PBS-L is IFCSS's news distribution list for individuals. To sign  *
* on or off from the list, please send email to [email-masked]  *
* leave the subject line open and put in the mail body:             *
*    (For signing on)      sub PBS-L last name first name           *
*    (For signing off)     unsub PBS-L last name first name         *
* For more information about IFCSS, write to [email-masked]   *
*********************************************************************