The bad news is: Bernie Ward has been officially fired from San Francisco's KGO. 
The fierce "lion of the left" was indicted on federal child pornography charges in December after downloading images; e-mailing it on to others, and discussing the material in chat rooms. Ward and his attorneys said was doing research for a book.
Ward is a former Catholic priest, and host of a weeknight show and of God Talk on Sundays.
The somewhat better news for Ward fans: General Manager Micky Luckoff says KGO fired him before knowing all the details of the case, and that he wants him back on the air soon.
Luckoff says he believes Ward’s explanation that he downloaded and traded child porn as research for a book: “Technically, it’s against the law. He admitted what he did. There’s no reason to believe he’s a pedophile.”
Ward's next court appearance is January 24th; and he and the KGO GM will meet then. Indications are that Ward could be back on the air soon thereafter -- even before a possible trial wraps up: “We really value Bernie," says Lockoff, "He’s a very capable on-air talent.”
Meantime, KGO fills Ward's nighttime slot with part-time hosts. Fans can catch up on everything Bernie on the Support Bernie website.
Sparks: Amen, that song gives me a fuggin headache. I like Santana & Erin Hart (and know the song), but pray nightly to Cthulhu that I never hear it again, and/or that Erin changes her tune.
No offense, Liz - I listen to copious amounts of metal (headache central for most). Music taste = minimal objectivity..
Note: All music objectivity ends with the omnipotent David Lee Roth fronting Van Halen
Posted by: mercifurious | January 22, 2008 at 05:30 PM
SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT: MERCIFURIOUS (THE 'DUDE' IN NEED OF A HAIRCUT) IS THE SAME ONE THAT GOT THAT GOT THE WAITRESS CANNED.
HE IS THE SAME ONE THAT WHEN HE GOT CALLED ON IT PRETTY MUCH CUT AND RUN.
DID HE COME ON THIS BLOG TO DEFEND HIS ACTIONS? NOOOOOO.
DID HE STANDBY HIS BLOG POSTING? NOOOOO
HE RAN OFF LIKE A 'BIATCH' AND LEFT THAT YOUNG WOMAN TO HANDLE THE IMPACT.
FOR MERCIFURIOUS IT WAS LIKE A GAME OF D&D. HE THOUGHT HE HAD ROLLED BOXCARS AND WAS SPORTING QUITE THE WOODY AS HE TOOLED AROUND ON THAT LITTLE PUNK ASS VESPA. THAT IS UNTIL THE SHITSTORM HIT. THEN IT WAS TIME TO RUN AND LEAVE HER HOLDING THE BAG.
NICE MOVE DILLROD.
Posted by: scrilla | January 22, 2008 at 05:59 PM
Can't stop laughing. You go Scrilla.
Posted by: Nevets | January 22, 2008 at 06:23 PM
Hey Scrilla,, are ya afraid we wont pay attention to ya if ya dont type in caps?
Posted by: LeeAnn | January 22, 2008 at 06:41 PM
Maybe he's used to listening to Paul Harvey a lot, ya know?
Posted by: coiler | January 22, 2008 at 06:46 PM
I wish KIRO would bring Erin Hart back. I enjoyed her show, agreed with her politics, even liked her voice.
Posted by: Upton | January 22, 2008 at 06:53 PM
coiler
i had an older friend that typed in full caps. said it was because of his poor vision, but it was also true that when he talked it was fairly loud. so the all caps fit him to a T. he loved to listen to rush limbaugh all the time to get the liberal point of view.
no offense but the image of merci on the scooter sporting...well, too much information is all i can say.
Posted by: PugetSound | January 22, 2008 at 07:25 PM
My uncle is legally blind and has never used the upper caps. Unless scrilla aged significantly overnight, I doubt it's necessary.
Posted by: coiler | January 22, 2008 at 07:41 PM
agreed.
Posted by: PugetSound | January 22, 2008 at 07:55 PM
Scrilla, 'scrilla' is SoCal street gang lingo for 'money,' if I'm not mistaken. You seem to be very familiar w/ SoCal vernacular.
Just how long have you been taking expeditions to SoCal? This must go way back, contrary to the carefully constructed cover yarn that SoCal was a spur of the moment move.
Posted by: storsie | January 22, 2008 at 09:19 PM
After the release to the public of the transcripts from Oakdale PD and the name of the person who turned him in, I see the support for Bernie slipping away. Its both shocking and sad for me to see the evidence against him. Even if he were doing research for a book, why in the world would he say such filthy things about his kids? I would NEVER do that to my kids--for any reason!! I feel so sorry for his family--especially his kids. I still miss Bernie very much and don't listen to KGO anymore, except on weekends when John Rothmann is on. All we can do is offer prayers and sympathy for his family.
Posted by: Patti | February 18, 2008 at 12:21 PM