G-105 suspends Bob Dumas
Published: Wed, Apr. 09, 2008 11:57AM
Modified Wed, Apr. 09, 2008 12:34PM
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closeControversial on-air comments about American Indians on "Bob and the Showgram" have gotten host Bob Dumas and his two co-hosts suspended until Monday.
The WDCG 105.1 FM morning show was off the air today, and N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs executive director Gregory Richardson confirmed that G-105 general manager Dick Harlow informed him of the suspension.
The Commission, along with tribal leaders and Native American citizens across North Carolina, have expressed outrage over comments made on the "Showgram" April 1, which included Dumas joking that Indians were "lazy." As proof, he mentioned that he has never had an American Indian at his house to perform any hired work.
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Representatives from the N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs and tribal leaders are scheduled to hold a press conference about the matter at the State Capitol today at 3 p.m.
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