Guest Tenchi Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 TalkSport DJ Tommy Boyd has been fired after failing to block on-air remarks from a caller who said he would like to shoot the royal family, just hours after the death of the Queen Mother. The former children's TV presenter and his production team were this week informed they had lost their jobs at the station, which is owned by Kelvin MacKenzie, the former Sun editor. A spokesman for the radio station confirmed the decision, adding: "It's very unfortunate, but we had no choice." The Radio Authority received a complaint from a listener to the live broadcast who heard a man call for the royal family to be shot. Boyd, his producer and technical operative sat speechless after the caller - who claimed to be a republican - said he would like to "shoot the f***ing lot of them", on the Sunday night following the announcement of the death of the Queen Mother. ..........O......K......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 where did u find that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapple Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 There is a thread in the UK Scene forum that goes into this story in more detail: Tommy Boyd Fired Thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inno Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 Oh dear, what a pity, nevermind. He shall be missed... in his own mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jazzmaster Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 Boyd's firing is obscene and not right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vulcanized One Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 I'm Glad he has gone but he shouldn't have been fired for that. That wasn't his fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tenchi Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 They certainly lied big time when they said that Tommy was popular among wrestling fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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