TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! KANSAS CITY INSIDER: DEARTH OF KCPT DIVERSITY FORCED RUCKUS OFF AIR, NOT CONSERVATISM!!!
In the wake of civil unrest following police killing George Floyd, community leaders confronted KCPT regarding the lack of people of color hosting public affairs programming.
Real Talk: Two news shows presented by old school white dudes was simply too much for urban & BLM activists to accept.
And so, as TKC confirmed with official dox FIRST . . . After 23-years maintaining THE GOLD STANDARD of local political discourse. Talker Mike Shanin was forced to pause his program and it's unlikely it will return.
In the aftermath of the decision, local Conservatives believed it was their ideology and resistance to progressive values that caused the show's cancellation.
In fact, if readers examine a statement from KCPT, they'll get a glimpse of the reasoning and the future . . .
"KCPT will take this break to evaluate the resources that are allocated to the show’s production and discuss options for future programming that could better serve audiences. KCPT is adamant about continuing air programming that brings together ideologically diverse voices and will look to the current position of the station and the community to inform future decisions for the timeslot."
Accordingly, and thanks to KICK-ASS TKC TIPSTERS . . .
RUCKUS WAS REMOVED FROM OVER DIVERSITY COMPLAINTS AND NEW PROGRAMMING PROMISES TO HOST A MORE 'INCLUSIVE' HOST AND CAST!!!
INSIDER word confirms a well-known African-American journalist is under consideration to lead this new effort in order to not only satisfy complaints but rebrand KCPT as a leader in progressive content that speaks to diverse communities.
Developing . . .
It's about time.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was the Downton Abbey network.
Maybe they will pick up 5 viewers now instead of 3.
DeleteLol.
NOT Funny.
DeleteRuckus was actually scheduled for three more months of shows but I guess KCPT was scared that the "peaceful protesters" were going to head down to their location and and march.
I doubt what they come up with will have as much impact as Ruckus, which was a great and informative program that at least tried to balance both sides of the issue.
All they have to do is the standard diversity hire stuff. Grab a minority, pretend to listen, prepare for blowback when they do stupid shit and you have to fire them.
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For a quick reaction like this it has to be money, a major donor called Kliff up and said change this shit or no more trust fund cash. Money talks bull shit walks
ReplyDeleteKCPT is too far left to see they are not diverse. That is the problem with socialist they think they are so correct that they think it is their right to force thier view on others. The violent protests have shown the true colors of the leftists. Hopfully the silent majority is paying close attention.
ReplyDeleteNo diversity of thought allowed.
ReplyDeleteThere was also a pretty strong "boredom" factor with Ruckus - the same people saying the same thing over and over (and over and over and...) and while I agree that both sides need to be aired, the conservative viewpoint really needed to be more than a "One trick pony".
ReplyDeleteIn other words Tony, the cheap gilt paint wore off the "Gold Standard" several years ago.
True, the Mike and Woody show had to go!
DeleteSORRY but 80 year Olds don't play even on public TV.
Their is no diversity on the KCPT board of directors. Diversity can also mean economic and political diversity. Everything is not about race. They should change their name to Kansas City Corporate Television.
ReplyDeleteWhenever someone says ...”it’s not about conservatism”
ReplyDeleteIt is
will parks's radio show get some diversity itself--or be pushed off the air?
ReplyDeletePublic TV is NOT diverse.
ReplyDeleteNever has been. It is financed by rich members of the tribe who make sure that conservative views are NEVER part "of the conversation".
You're right. They could add a third person of color and make the show better in many ways.
ReplyDeleteReally? In what ways? Don’t make dithering general statements without something to back it up.
DeleteEvery group now formed -- no matter how large or small -- by any perceived white-run entity will now be required to include minorities in direct proportion to the overall U.S. population. If this does not happen, the entity will be destroyed for the good of humanity. MLK's advice to judge people by the content of their character instead of the color of their skin has just been flipped on its head. Welcome to the new world order, comrades!
ReplyDeleteKCPT is changing the format for RUCKUS.
ReplyDeleteFive fat, angry black women will host the show and it will be titled FUCKUS.
Needed that smile lol
Delete^^^^ that’s funny right there!
ReplyDeleteYou left out the that they will be lesbians too! Hahahahaha!
It's funny that liberals always talk about being inclusive and diversity but that never includes anyone with different ideas.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has to march lockstep to the same left-wing ideology
or be banished.
Ruckus had diversity. Shanin had plenty of minorities, lesbian former nuns, "activists" of all stripes. They even let TONY appear (once). People got angry at the guests, cussed Shanin out, and threatened to close him down. But they watched. They watched because it was a good program that examined local issues from a number of points of view. That's out of fashion right now. Unfortunate.
ReplyDeleteThe Dems claim to care about people of color yet the three leaders of the Democratic Party, Biden, Pelosi and Schumer, are all old white people.
ReplyDeleteI hope it's not that nignog Eric Wesson. He should be swinging from a tree.
ReplyDeleteAnother old, white, racist grandpappy put out to pasture. Bye-bye MAGATS! Your days are numbered...
ReplyDeleteWe're not slaughtering each other in the street like savages, though, so I'll go ahead and take the geezer life expectancy. Lol
DeleteKCPT Public Television is re-branding RUCKUS to be hosted by Mayor Lucas, Gary Lezak and Bryan Busby and will be titled BUTT-RUCKUS.
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ReplyDeleteso now the blacks are telling companies how many blacks to hire? And the hate whitey racism goes on. Why not go after city hall for having not enough white people there. BLM so funny how this domestic terrorist group has taken over and liberals are so stupid they can't see it. Back to the 60's...I'm black so I get what I want. This isn't going to work out well at all, and I almost feel sorry for black people you are going to be treated worse that shit now. Give a big thanks to your racism and BLM.
When is the "diversity" bandwagon going to roll into the professional sports area?
ReplyDeleteNBA can't any more than 12% black players.
Same with the NFL.
Better take a close look at the local college teams too.
The hypocrisy and arrogance of these people is beyond belief.
And the cowardice of clowns like the "board" of KCPT is matched only by the local KCMO electeds.
2:43 makes some very excellent points.
ReplyDeleteI think you mean "2:43 makes some very incoherent points," Stupor Duck.
ReplyDelete"NBA can't any more than 12% black players"? What the fuck does that even mean?
How come The Black Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City has no white people on the board?
ReplyDelete3:10 he said some not all were good points and to that I agree. But only an idiot like you wouldn't read what was said.
ReplyDeleteIf the black race wants total diversity then it's a road that goes both ways. Right Stupid?
"NEW PROGRAMMING PROMISES TO HOST A MORE 'INCLUSIVE' HOST AND CAST." In other words, the host will be black, most of the cast will be black and every white cast member will be required to wash the host's feet as a gesture of submission. White cast members who pass the woke test but fail to chant "black lives matter" with enough enthusiasm will be beaten.
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ReplyDeleteEither way, we KCPT viewers are ahead here, we gained.
Yay, us.
KCPT is just cutting their own throats. The new show will have good numbers the first week with people just watching out of curiosity, but the numbers will drop when the format becomes plain to people with brains. Trump will cut funding for public tv and radio SOON anyway, and "PLEDGE TIME" will be changed to "BEGGING TIME"
ReplyDeleteSly James would be a good host for a local show.
ReplyDeleteSly James is nothing short of a piece of shit
DeleteAren't the Haines show and the Shanin show the same thing anyway?
ReplyDeleteIs the Haines show going, too?
Now if KCPT would also get rid of Gwen Grant. Dreadful ignorant woman. Same old victim message.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it makes much sense to have race as a litmus test. Its like Biden vowing to pick a woman as VP and then Klobachar suggesting that he needs to pick a black woman for VP.
ReplyDeleteDon't the American people deserve a larger pool to draw talent for one of the most powerful positions in the country? Black women make up about 7% of the population? 93% of the population is automatically disqualified due to their race or gender, regardless of their ability or experience.
It may turn out that the best candidate is a black woman, but it doesn't mean that only black women should be considered.
Sly James would be a good host for a local show.
ReplyDeleteWhat he should have been doing instead of destroying and bankrupting the future of KCMO for eight years and running off with his ill gotten gains.
^^^ All the wealthy republicans here like Sly because he gave them whatever they wanted with no questions asked.
ReplyDeleteYael T. Abouhalkah
ReplyDeleteTurns out that the republican businessmen knew that sLIE would give them whatever they wanted because slie was that stupid.
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, what makes you so sure they were all Republicans? It’s the despicable dimwits that are the thief’s and liars, take the Clintons and Nancy palooza as a perfect examples.
When is Nike going to start making its shoes in a South Side Chicago factory or east of Troost here instead of outside the country? When are black millionaires like Michael Jordan or LeBron going to start bankrolling black business owners so they can grow large and hire more blacks? (crickets)
ReplyDeleteWill they have to go cable only with all of the F-bombs?
ReplyDelete12:05 is on crack
ReplyDeleteYou know the old joke about "you don't have to be able to outrun the bear, you just have to outrun your hiking partners"?
ReplyDeleteAt KCPT, 3 guys went out into the woods hiking:
Kliff Kuehl, KCPT President, White male of JOCO KS
Nick Haines, KCPT program director, White male of JOCO KS
Mike Shanin, KCPT Ruckus host, White male of WYCO KS
When an angry black bear approached the group, Kuehl and Haines purposely tripped the senior Shanin, stole his boots, and took off running. Really criminal behavior!
As for the possible host of a new KCPT program, observant viewers may have noticed that KSHB 41's anchor Dia Wall (BLM advocate) was bumped early this week by a replacement. Is she getting prepped for a move to KCPT, or did KSHB's bad management just come to their senses?
Fuck Kuehl and Fuck KCPT.
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