Clear Channel Radio Chief Executive, John Hogan, said in a prepared statement, "It was vulgar, offensive and insulting, not just to women and African-Americans but to anyone with a sense of common decency," said Hogan in a prepared statement.
Reuters reports, "According to a transcript of the show released by San Antonio, Texas-based Clear Channel, Stern asked [Rick] Salomon if he engaged in anal sex and referred to the size of his penis. Using a racist term, a caller to the show asked Solomon if he had ever had sex with any famous black women."
Hogan continued, "We will not air Howard Stern on Clear Channel stations until we are assured that his show will conform to acceptable standards of responsible broadcasting."
Just yesterday, Clear Channel Communications announced a new "Responsible Broadcasting Initiative" to make sure the material aired by its radio stations conforms to the standards and sensibilities of the local communities they serve.
Stern's program, owned and distributed by Infinity Broadcasting, airs on Clear Channel stations in Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Rochester, New York; Louisville, Kentucky.; San Diego, California; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Hogan is scheduled to testify at a congressional hearing today, the second one to be held this month on indecency on Radio and TV.
