WGBA -Talk Show Host Suspended over Lawton Remarks
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Green Bay radio talk show host Jerry Bader has been suspended for two weeks over comments he made about Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton. WTAQ announced Thursday that Bader had been suspended over a story posted on the radio's Web site postulating on why Lawton had dropped out of the governor's race on Monday. He later retracted the comments.
The station says a decision on his future will be made after his two-week suspension. Lawton said Thursday she has never received a proper apology from the station. She called his suspension a "first step" but it's up to the station and the community to determine whether it's beneficial to have him remain on the air. Lawton said Monday she dropped out of the race due to "very personal reasons."
