Black Coalition Meets with KFI's John and Ken
A coalition of Black radio broadcasters, journalists and community leaders met with KFI’s John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou over their comments regarding the late Whitney Houston.
The main concern was the lack of diversity on the KFI airwaves and newsroom. “KFI has 14 shows, and 13 of them are hosted by white males,” activist Jasmyne Cannick said. “There are no blacks in their newsroom. This fosters an environment where negative comments can happen. And they are not living up to [parent company] Clear Channel’s statement of a commitment to diversity.”
KFI management promised to respond to the coalition within 72 hours regarding the following concerns:
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