North Carolina Indians still upset with radio show
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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National
Some members of the
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina aren't accepting an apology from the the hosts of a radio show over remarks that disparaged Native Americans.
About 30 tribal members held a protest at the state Capitol on Monday against "Bob and the Showgram" on
G-105. They are calling on advertisers to pull their funding from the radio station. Some have already done so in response to the controversy.
"Anderson Homes is an equal housing opportunity builder and employer, and such statements about any culture is offensive to our company and the people we build homes for. We as a company will not condone such racist and abusive behavior," one company said, NBC17 reported.
On on April 1 broadcast, Bob Dumas and two other co-hosts of "Bob and the Showgram" called Indian people as "lazy" and "inbred" and and specifically singled out Lumbees. The station and Dumas apologized and agreed to work with the
North Carolina Commission
of Indian Affairs to address Indian issues.
Get the Story:
Protesters keep heat on radio show (The Charlotte News & Observer 4/22)
Group proposes radio station boycott (The Fayetteville Observer 4/22)
Lumbee Tribe Wants G105 Advertisers To Switch Stations (NBC17 4/21)
Related Stories:
Column: Money trumps tribes in radio show dustup
(4/21)
North Carolina Indians
accept radio show apology (4/17)
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Small-minded DJs insult Lumbee Tribe (4/11)
North Carolina radio show host suspended for
remarks (4/10)
North Carolina Indian
panel to discuss radio host (4/9)
North
Carolina radio host accused of racism (4/8)
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