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.. and no more Pop Show
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April 28, 2007
Richard Oliver: Broadcast blues
OliverExpress-News columnist Richard Oliver is on site for tonight's Game 3 showdown between the Denver Nuggets and the Spurs.
Jeff Vexler and Walter Pasacrita, co-hosts of an afternoon sports talk show on KTKR-AM 760, The Ticket, have had their Spurs postseason credentials revoked after a controversial skit the show ran Wednesday that included a faked interview with Nuggets star Allen Iverson.
According to one Spurs source who heard the segment, it included a faux chat with Iverson in which it's mentioned that San Antonio was sluggish in the opening game because he and teammate Carmelo Anthony gave the opponents something from their "special stash." Additionally, there is a mention of Denver players cruising the Riverwalk looking for sex and of Iverson firing a pistol into the air to celebrate the opening victory, with the bullet coming down to hit a homeless person.
The segment included several references perceived to be racist by the Spurs and sources close to the station.
"We thought the skit was highly offensive and very inappropriate," Spurs spokesman Tom James said this afternoon. "As a result of that skit, we don't want them involved in any way, shape or form with Spurs programming."
As a result, James confirmed that the team has severed all ties with the hosts and their show, and head coach Gregg Popovich will no longer do his weekly appearance for the station through at least the remainder of the playoffs.
"I don't like nothing negative like that," Iverson said after Game 3. "I don't smoke weed and I'm married. For them to put out something like that is awful. It shows what type of class (the Spurs) have as an organization (to separate themselves from the show). And for the guys that did that it shows what type of class they got."
Attempts to reach George King, the station's operations manager, were unsuccessful. Both Pasacrita and Vexler also were unavailable, and those reached at the station declined to comment.
The Spurs hold sponsorship and contractual relationships with Clear Channel, which owns KTKR. It is the reason, James said, that the team felt it could pull the station's credentials for its postseason games.
"Obviously, we are not in the position to dictate control with every media outlet," he said. "But in this situation, it's a bit different. We felt strongly enough about the content of that skit that we deemed action was necessary."
With Vexler, one of the usual Spurs game-night studio hosts, sidelined, Andrew Monaco is handling the duties tonight.
Allow me to be the first of many to
they are both dumb s.
they got what they deserved.
I do not think what they did is funny
I liked the pop show
The Phil Henry show has worse.
Sounds like a not too well thought out skit. Vexler and Pasacrita are both good peeps, but damn them for ruining the Pop show.
they shoudl just put kori in charge of the pop show and we can move on.
they should put the pop show on 1200 not 760
People are too sensitive nowadays. That being said, I understand why the Spurs did what they did. The worst part is losing Pop's show and the insight he shared.
WTF? Are you serious? It was a skit.. a spoof... WTF?
I'll be the second. Their act got old a long time ago, for me anyway.Allow me to be the first of many to
pop is cia and now those people do this
they will never share anything with their fans
Pasacrita is a ..I'm glad he's history, I could never stand the guy. The Spurs did the right thing.
They're too stupid to pull off a skit like that without having it be offensive. Wally and Vex aren't exactly Dave Chappelle and Carlos Mencia.
Don't worry or feel sorry for them. Cuban will probably hire them to write skits for the Mavs.
that sucks... the one thing from that show I listened to was pop...
wow. with all the imus that just went down, to be stupid enough to air a skit like that is beyond comprehension. and phil hendrie was the ing .
I heard that sketch...I didn't think it was funny or racist. In poor taste? Sure, but it's not racist to say "(Name of player) smokes weed or has kids out of wedlock".
Chris Andersen (white) is an NBA guy who smokes weed. Larry Bird had a kid out of wedlock that he wouldn't acknowledge. So to say that's some sort of racial comment is wrong.
omg
i enjoy sports talk and i heard that skit live when it aired. with that said, as i was listening to it, i was thinking, "omg, can they really air this on the radio?" there were a few funny spots but overall it was highly racial and stereotypical.
Where's johnsmith? This would make his week.
Thats all the show is now.
Trying to be funny, when its not, and always the stupid double meanings.
Vex was too dramatic, Walter was selodom funny, both were ill-informed. They will not be missed.
And "Rinko Koo i" (spelling?) will never be heard on the SA airwaves again.
I listened to it.
They announced they had an interview with Iverson.
I thought--cool--how'd they pull that off, though.
When it came on, I tuned it out. It was really stupid--got old after a minute or two.
We really do need some first class sports guys here in SA for radio. We have average to mediocre sports guys for sports--but radio is really where it should be. Good sports talk radio and I hate to say it--in SA, we suck.
Bring back Dan Cook and George Wood!! They probably do a better show than today's "young guns"
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