Severin Set to Return to WTKK on Tuesday

Posted by Randall Bloomquist on May 30, 2009

WTKK-FM/Boston today announced that  suspended host Jay Severin will return to the airwaves on Tuesday at 3pm.  Severin was yanked April 30th after the station received complaints about Severin’s harsh remarks connecting  illegal Mexican immigrants and the swine flu.
Now it’s white-knuckle time for WTKK and owner Greater Media.  The Boston Hispanic community has been oddly quiet on this [...]

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Severin Twists, Globe Sucks Its Thumb

Posted by Randall Bloomquist on May 25, 2009

Jay Severin’s open-ended unpaid suspension from WTKK-FM/Boston is coming up on the one-month mark with no sign of resolution.  Severin was yanked on April 30th after the Greater Media-owned station received complaints about some nasty remarks he made about illegal Mexican immigrants.
The Sunday Boston Globe marked Severin’s looming milepost with what is known in the newspaper business as a thumb-sucker — [...]

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