Talk show host Ray Appleton returned to KMJ (580 AM/105.9 FM) on Monday following a two-week suspension. The long-time radio personality — who has hosted a daily talk show since 1987 and was a rock and roll DJ before that — was taken off the air by parent company Cumulus...
I Am Angry That My Journalism Colleagues Regularly Face Threats of Violence While They Work to Bring You the News
As a veteran journalist who started my career when Richard Nixon was president, I can tell you that there has always been an uneasy relationship between the news media and the people they cover. Over the years, many tried to get me fired when they didn’t like stories that I...
Fresno Radio Host Suspended for ‘News Editors Should Be Hanged’ Comment
Longtime Fresno radio host Ray Appleton has been suspended after an on air comment he made Thursday morning suggesting some journalists should be "hanged". Appleton hosts a three hour weekday program on KMJ. The station is owned by Atlanta-based Cumulus Media, which made their decision Friday. “Cumulus Media operates from a clearly-defined...
Fresno Radio Host Suspended for ‘News Editors Should Be Hanged’ Comment
Longtime Fresno radio host Ray Appleton has been suspended after an on air comment he made Thursday morning suggesting some journalists should be "hanged". Appleton hosts a three hour weekday program on KMJ. The station is owned by Atlanta-based Cumulus Media, which made their decision Friday. “Cumulus Media operates from a clearly-defined...
The KMJ Measure P Debate: Both Sides Square Off
Leading figures on both sides of the Fresno parks sales tax proposal debated their positions this week on KMJ580 in a conversation moderated by talk-show host Ray Appleton. No on P advocate and housing developer Darius Assemi squared off with David McDonald, former CEO of Pelco and a Measure P...
Making Fresno Business Friendly Becomes a Hostile Battle
It’s safe to say Mayor Lee Brand won’t invite Councilman Garry Bredefeld to his Super Bowl party. And vice versa. Last week, the two Fresno political leaders engaged in verbal battles in print and on the radio. The main source of friction was their dueling opinions over ways to make...
Making Fresno Business Friendly Becomes a Hostile Battle
It’s safe to say Mayor Lee Brand won’t invite Councilman Garry Bredefeld to his Super Bowl party. And vice versa. Last week, the two Fresno political leaders engaged in verbal battles in print and on the radio. The main source of friction was their dueling opinions over ways to make...