KUPD deejay fired over baseball prank
Ed Varner
KUPD deejay fired over baseball prank
Judi Villa and Don Ketchum
The Arizona Republic
Oct. 7, 2002 08:40 PM
The Phoenix disc jockey who called the widow of a St. Louis Cardinals pitcher
and asked her for a date as part of an on-air prank was fired Monday by KUPD-FM
radio.
Chuck Artigue, media manager for the Sandusky Group, which owns KUPD, said only
that morning show personality Beau Duran had been terminated as a result of
last week's phone call to Darryl Kile's widow, Flynn.
"I am truly sorry for having offended Mrs. Kile and the Cardinals
organization," Duran said in a press release Monday.
Duran initially had been suspended for a week after he called Flynn Kile's
hotel room, told her she was "hot" and asked her if she had a date to
Thursday's playoff game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. His termination was
effective Monday.
"I just wanted him to suffer some day at his darkest moment," said St. Louis
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. "I don't think this is it, but the thing about
it is, he's one of a class of guys who really go over the edge. Maybe this will
restrain a few guys like that."
Duran's call caused the Shane Co. to pull its advertising from the station and
created a national uproar. In St. Louis, irate citizens flooded the Cardinals'
online message board and started a petition to fire Duran. By Monday evening,
more than 200 people had signed the petition.
"Profiting from human misery is shameful," one signer wrote. Another wrote,
"One week is clearly not enough punishment for this sort of insensitivity and
stupidity."
Darryl Kile died unexpectedly of a heart attack June 22 in Chicago.
"I thought disciplinary action was in order, but wasn't sure if a suspension or
firing was the right thing," said Diamondbacks president Rich Dozer. "It's just
unfortunate that this whole thing had to happen."
Bill Schenley
> The Phoenix disc jockey who called the widow of a St. Louis
> Cardinals pitcher and asked her for a date as part of an on-air
> prank was fired Monday by KUPD-FM radio
Since Beau Duran's e-mail address appeared on every baseball
newsgroup on Usenet ... I e-mailed him.
He wrote that he was just "winging" the conversation with
Flynn Kyle ... And when he told her he thought she was
"hot," she giggled and laughed. When he asked her if she
had a date ... she hung up. Duran said he thought she hung
up because she realized she was going to be on the air.
While I admit it was pretty tasteless ... I've heard a 100 times
worse from shock-jocks across the country.
J.D. Baldwin
In the previous article, Bill Schenley <stra...@erie.net> wrote:
> While I admit it was pretty tasteless ... I've heard a 100 times
> worse from shock-jocks across the country.
This one registered only about 10-15 milliSterns on the shock-o-meter.
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_|70|___:)=}- J.D. Baldwin |am quite prepared not only to retract it, but also
\ / bal...@panix.com|to deny under oath that I ever made it. -T. Lehrer
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Brad Ferguson
<INVALID...@example.com> wrote:
> In the previous article, Bill Schenley <stra...@erie.net> wrote:
> > While I admit it was pretty tasteless ... I've heard a 100 times
> > worse from shock-jocks across the country.
>
> This one registered only about 10-15 milliSterns on the shock-o-meter.
There *was* the time Stern called Air Florida and asked what the fare
was between National Airport and the 14th Street Bridge.
As for Beau Duran, his fate seems to grow worse and worse. This thing
started out with no action taken, then there was a suspension, and now
he's been fired. I expect they'll have him holding a red flag and
standing outside a Michael's in Montgomery County by sometime tomorrow.
J.D. Baldwin
In the previous article, Brad Ferguson <Brad Ferguson> wrote, quoting
me:
> > This one registered only about 10-15 milliSterns on the shock-o-meter.
>
> There *was* the time Stern called Air Florida and asked what the
> fare was between National Airport and the 14th Street Bridge.
I heard that call as he made it. That one set the standard: 1,000
milliSterns.
He lies about that call when he tells the story now. I guess that's
actually a positive statement on his character -- he has *some* shame
after all.
Paul Sauberer
"Bill Schenley" <stra...@erie.net> wrote in message
news:uq5jv5t...@corp.supernews.com...
>
> > The Phoenix disc jockey who called the widow of a St. Louis
> > Cardinals pitcher and asked her for a date as part of an on-air
> > prank was fired Monday by KUPD-FM radio
>
> Since Beau Duran's e-mail address appeared on every baseball
> newsgroup on Usenet ... I e-mailed him.
>
> be...@98kupd.com
>
> He wrote that he was just "winging" the conversation with
> Flynn Kyle ... And when he told her he thought she was
> "hot," she giggled and laughed. When he asked her if she
> had a date ... she hung up. Duran said he thought she hung
> up because she realized she was going to be on the air.
Unless the clip I heard of the call
(http://musicradio.computer.net/other/beaudurankupd10-4-02.ram)
is edited, Duran's excuse shows that he still hasn't owned up to what he
did. He is still trying to blame other people.
He asked for the date first and when he then said Kile was hot, she said,
"No, I don't need a date" and hung up. I didn't hear her giggling or
laughing at all.
Paul Sauberer
Rich Clancey
+ This one registered only about 10-15 milliSterns on the shock-o-meter.
Maybe listening to too much of this stuff is dulling your sense
of what is offensive.
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rich clancey r...@world.std.com
The Kentucky Wizard
"Rich Clancey" <r...@shell01.TheWorld.com> wrote in message
news:H48C4...@world.std.com...
Howard Stern should never be used to gauge comedy/shock in any form. I have
yet to see anything he does as even the slightest bit amusing, although his
band of "retarded regulars" are what keeps his show somewhat entertaining,
but definitely not Stern himself. The only thing I ever hear come out of his
nose-covered mouth is how much he wants to "do" the female he has on as a
guest, as if they would actually lay down with him, unless they were in a
complete coma. He sure talks a lot about how he could pleasure a woman,
which only goes to validate the fact that he couldn't get laid in a $5.00
whore-house with a $100.00 bill. No wonder his wife dumped his sorry ass,
she probably got as tired as the rest of the world hearing him tell what he
would do to this girl and that girl, blah, blah. He even had to make a movie
to prove to the world that he sucks out loud.
--
The Wiz.....
Heinz W. Wiggeshoff
>
> Howard Stern should never be used to gauge comedy/shock in any form. I have
> yet to see anything he does as even the slightest bit amusing,
Ah, I see your dilemma. H.S. is on _radio_ which has had very
poor video for over 100 years.
吵o吩oo
LOL~! Where are you? We can see him on TV every night (late). I,
however, do what I can to avoid that waste of electricity. Everything
about him is offensive to me.
~
snoshoo
The Kentucky Wizard
"Heinz W. Wiggeshoff" <ab...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in message
news:aosa28$ilq$1...@freenet9.carleton.ca...
Heinz (love your ketchup btw), Howard Stern is on *both* radio and TV, and
both venues he utilizes are repulsive. His radio gig does give one an
advantage of not having to look at his ugly mug, but the does nothing to
improve the content. Whether you hear it or see it, it's always bad. So, you
don't get cable in your cave, huh?
--
The Wiz.....
Heinz W. Wiggeshoff
>
> LOL~! Where are you?
Ottawa, Canada. For a while, his puke aired on some Toronto FM
station; but there were complaints to the gummint and he got the hook.
> We can see him on TV every night (late). I,
> however, do what I can to avoid that waste of electricity.
See, that's one of the advantages of sticking to rabbit ears on
top of the TV. One does not hum "52 channels and nothin's on" -
nor does one get H.S. and 24-hour golf.
The Kentucky Wizard
> See, that's one of the advantages of sticking to rabbit ears on
> top of the TV. One does not hum "52 channels and nothin's on" -
> nor does one get H.S. and 24-hour golf.
You do realize I hope that SCTV went off the air a long time ago, and that's
just re-runs you are watching.
--
The Wiz.....
吵o吩oo
Wiggeshoff) for some reason wrote:
>吵o吩oo (snos...@att.net) writes:
>>
>> LOL~! Where are you?
>
> Ottawa, Canada. For a while, his puke aired on some Toronto FM
> station; but there were complaints to the gummint and he got the hook.
That wouldn't happen here.
>> We can see him on TV every night (late). I,
>> however, do what I can to avoid that waste of electricity.
>
> See, that's one of the advantages of sticking to rabbit ears on
> top of the TV. One does not hum "52 channels and nothin's on" -
> nor does one get H.S. and 24-hour golf.
Remote controls are handy gadgets. Mine has several "favorite" buttons. I
don't have to surf much. Besides there's a lot of good stuff on cable, you
just have to know where and when it is. Kinda like: among all the horse
apples, sometimes you find a pony.
~
snoshoo
Heinz W. Wiggeshoff
Never heard that one before - in all its 57 varieties.
...
> So, you
> don't get cable in your cave, huh?
Nope. Up here in Ottawa, cable is a monopoly called Rogers, and I
refuse to pay in Mr. Roger's neighbourhood. If I want to watch
channel 69 there's an XXX shop down the street.
WarpTwelve
>> > station; but there were complaints to the gummint and he got the hook.
>>
>> That wouldn't happen here.
>
>because the ratings were declining and they thought a local show would do
>better.
>
Some radio station in a tiny town northwest of Myrtle Beach used to bring on
his show and it always amazed me because I could not imagine a place where his
(supposed) sense of humour seemed more out of place. That area has very low
employment, is largely black, agricultural, and just about as far removed from
Newh Yawk as you could possibly get culturally. Still ... some genius decided
that Stern was the best way to start the morning.
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D-Backs have never been back to the World Series.
Cardinals lost to Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLIII.
Suns have never came even close to the NBA Finals.
Coyotes have not even came close to winning the Stanley Cup.
Cardinals, since losing in Super Bowl XLIII, never even came close to reaching the Super Bowl.
Arizona and Arizona State have never won a national championship since the Beau Duran/Flynn Kile incident.
Pat Tillman, former Cardinals safety, was killed finding Bin Laden in 2004.
John McCain, U.S. Senator, a big D-Backs fan, died in 2018.
The D-Backs were swept by the Dodgers in the 2017 and 2018 playoffs.
Jared Loughner killed 6 people, and almost killed Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in 2011.
And, the city of Phoenix was named the 8th most miserable sports city by the New York Times in 2015.
Oh: Don't forget the many crimes illegal aliens have committed in the Phoenix area!
I would like to congratulate 98 KUPD, Holmberg's Morning Sickness and Beau Duran, for putting a curse on Arizona sports.
KUPD should be taken off the air.