Modified On August 25, 2005
Tim Cuprisin, writing in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, says that former standup comic and, (briefly) former talk show host Michael Graham has landed a gig or two.
THE LOOSE LIPS UPDATE: KFI-AM, a Los Angeles talk station owned by Clear Channel Communications, is picking up fired talker Michael Graham for fill-in work, scheduling him for the 7-9 p.m. shift on Friday, according to Graham’s www.michaelgraham.com. He also says he’s doing an Internet talk show at rightalk.com at 11 a.m. weekdays starting Monday. He promises: “no liberal network execs, no advertisers, not even the FCC.”
As reported in Wednesday’s column, Graham was axed by ABC-owned WMAL-AM in Washington, D.C., for refusing to retract numerous on-air attacks on Islam.
We were familiar with Graham, catching him on occasion when cruising through the Richmond area during his WRVA afternoon drive show a few years back. We corresponded with him briefly when we discovered that he was a former comic. (He has since dropped the standup from his resume!) Click on this link to a transcript of an MSNBC debate on the controversy, check out what the industry rag says about in this Billboard article or read the original Washington Post story.