On Friday, October 28th, a month after Bill Bennett aired a racist remark about aborting black babies, Bay Area protesters held a Halloween-themed direct action to revoke the broadcast license of host station 910 am KNEW. Photos | Audio

The protest was organized in direct response to Bennett’s recent statement on his “Morning in America” show, which airs from 3-5AM on Clear Channel-owned 910am, KNEW. Bennett remarked: “If you wanted to reduce crime, you could – if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down.” Audio | Article Bennett is not the only KNEW talk show host to make hateful comments- Michael Savage routinely calls immigrants “vermin” who are “raping, stealing, murdering and defecating on our lawns”. Protesters say this content is grounds for revoking KNEW’s broadcast license. “We’ve petitioned the FCC to revoke KNEW’s license because Clear Channel should not be given a license to hate,” says Taishi Duchicela, an organizer for the Youth Media Council.
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The direct action against KNEW took place on Friday from 4:30pm to 6:00pm at Clear Channel Headquarters, at 340 Townsend Street between 4th and 5th Streets in San Francisco. Protesters wore Halloween masks, performed a street theater piece to expose the hateful content on 910AM KNEW, and took direct action to deliver a legal petition to deny Clear Channel’s license to broadcast KNEW as well as 106.1 KMEL, WILD 94.9, and 92.3 KSJO in San Jose. The public comment period for or against California radio stations, which are all applying for renewal through the FCC, lasts through November 1st. Or visit Youth Media Council's Media Action Center under "Take Action" to file a public comment.

Event organizers: Code Pink | Media Alliance | Youth Media Council | Acción Latina | Youth Movement Records | East Side Arts Alliance | La Peña Cultural Center. Color of Change's Bennett Page