Corus suspend un animateur @ Toronto

Des commentaires par le producteur sur un procès pour agression sexuelle et séquestration fait pendant le "Dean Blundell Show" en Septembre, a conduit à une suspension du show du matin a la station 102.1 the Edge @ Toronto.

[quote][b]Statement from Corus Entertainment[/b]
Effective immediately, we are suspending The Dean Blundell Show.  This will allow us to review our internal practices to ensure that our programming is compliant with our station’s policies, as well as community and broadcast standards.[/quote]
http://www.edge.ca/deanblundellshow/

[quote][b]Shock jock producer jokes about trial. He was the jury foreman[/b]

Anti-gay jibes on Dean Blundell show about sex assault case lead to accusations of prejudice, call for judicial inquiry. The defence may seek a mistrial.

On a recent Monday morning inside the studio of the Dean Blundell shock-jock radio show, giggles and guffaws filled the airwaves as the host and his sidekicks ridiculed several gay men involved in a criminal trial.[/quote]
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/12/08/shock_jock_producer_jokes_about_trial_he_was_the_jury_foreman.html

Et c'est la fin...apres la suspension c'est la hache dans le show de Blundell

[quote]Dean Blundell Show axed on Edge 102 258

BY MARYAM SHAH ,TORONTO SUN
FIRST POSTED: MONDAY, JANUARY 06, 2014 02:25 PM EST

TORONTO - The Dean Blundell Show has finished its run.

The controversial morning radio show — which aired 5:30 a.m.-10 a.m. on weekdays – was cancelled, according to an announcement by 102.1 The Edge on Monday.

In a brief message posted to its website, the station’s general manager, Dave Farough, said the Dean Blundell Show “has been cancelled, effective Jan. 6, 2014.

“With the start of the new year, Corus Radio will be taking 102.1 the Edge in a new direction in 2014,” the message added. “The station will return to a more music-based format showcasing the best in modern rock.”[/quote]
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/06/dean-blundell-show-axed-on-edge-102