[UPDATE] According to our sister station 1130 The Tiger, there have been firings related to the comments made on the show.

[ORIGINAL STORY] 790 the Zone, aired a three-minute segment Monday morning, pretending to talk to former New Orleans Saints safety Steve Gleason. Gleason suffers from ALS, and communicates with the aid of a computer.

The morning show's recorded segment gave listeners the impression the show hosts were speaking to a computer, claiming it was Gleason. From the reports we were given, one line used in the disgraceful bit was of “Gleason” saying, “Smother me,” to insinuate suicide, as well as “I may not be here on Thursday.”

Word of the distasteful segment began on tigerdroppings.com, then spread to Twitter, where Scott Fujita, former Saints linebacker and close friend of Gleason, responded.

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Nick Cellini, one of the morning hosts on 790 the Zone responded to the criticism via Twitter.

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Rick Mack, General Manager of 790 the Zone, provided this response. 

“We deeply regret the comments made by Mayhem In The AM this morning on 790 The Zone regarding former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason. 790 The Zone, Lincoln Financial Media, our sponsors and partners in no way endorse or support the unfortunate and offensive commentary concerning Mr. Gleason this morning. The members of the show involved with this incident have been suspended indefinitely pending further management review of their actions.”

If you’d like to voice a complaint to 790 the Zone, you can e-mail Rick Mack at rick.mack@lincolnfinancialmedia.com.

 

 

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