Kidd Chris

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The Kidd Chris Show was an American shock jock radio show hosted by Chris Foley and Thomas Kitajima from 2005 until 2008. The show started airing on WYSP during the afternoons (3-7 pm) on August 29, 2005,[1] was syndicated to WRKZ in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania a year later,[2] and moved to the weekday morning slot (6-10 am) on November 26, 2007 when the station revived its rock format.[3] In January, the show was second to rival Philadelphia morning show hosts Preston and Steve among men ages 18-34.[4]

On May 16, 2008, the website Philly.com and its entertainment columnist Dan Gross reported that the Kidd Chris show had been taken off WYSP's airwaves effective immediately and that Foley and his staff had been terminated.[5] The action was taken in response to the airing of a song parody described by CBS Radio spokeswoman Karen Mateo as "highly offensive and completely inappropriate for broadcast," which had been performed by a guest of the show on March 21 2008.[6] Also fired was program director John Cook.[7] FMQB reported a possible return of Opie and Anthony, whom Foley replaced when he moved to mornings.[8]

[edit] Kidd Chris Show former staff

  • Christopher Derek Foley (b. May 15, 1974, a.k.a. "Kidd Chris") - Host.
  • Thomas Michael Kitajima (a.k.a. "Thomas From The Kidd Chris Show)- Sidekick.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kidd Chris Joins WYSP/Philadelphia For Afternoons. FMQB (2005-08-18).
  2. ^ Kidd Chris Syndicates, Fingercuffs PA. FMQB (2006-08-21). The simulcast was dropped as of March 16 2007 (In Brief - March 20, 2007.)
  3. ^ It's Official: Kidd Chris In Mornings At WYSP. FMQB (2007-11-26).
  4. ^ Klein, Michael. "WYSP fires Kidd Chris over racist song parody", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philly.com, 2008-05-17. 
  5. ^ Gross, Dan. "94 WYSP's Kidd Chris fired over guest's racist parody song", Philly.com, 2008-05-16. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. 
  6. ^ The Associated Press. "Radio Host 'Kidd Chris' Fired Over Racist Song", Philly.com, 2008-05-16. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. 
  7. ^ WYSP Fires Kidd Chris For Airing Racist Song. FMQB (2008-05-16).
  8. ^ In Brief - May 19, 2008. FMQB (2008-05-19).

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