Right-Wing Talk Radio Host Suspended Again
Jay Severin, a controversial right-wing talk radio show host on Boston's WTKK-FM radio station, has been suspended again over the recent content of his show. The highly-paid host was first pulled off the air in 2009 for calling Mexican immigrants "primitives" and "leeches", and this time the suspension is indefinite as the matter is currently under review.
Greater Media Inc. would not discuss specifics of what the suspension what the suspension was related to, but there is speculation it had to do with Severin's comments on sexual harassment in the workplace. While Severin is one of the highest paid radio hosts in the city, making close to $1 million a ear, his ratings have lagged lately and this led the station to begin introducing a series of co-hosts. One of them, Mike Bower, is now serving as Severin's replacement during his suspension.