WHK in Cleveland is cancelling Savage!!!!

[Guest guest]

After sending an e-mail to the program coordinator, Joe Sweeny

(jsweeny@...)

I got a response asking me to contact the General Mgr, Mark

Jaycox, " sooner than later " . I called him on his cell as he was

driving from Columbus to Cleveland.

He thanked me for my letter and said that he too, was absolutely

outraged when he heard Savage's comments. He has a nephew

with autism, so he understands just how hurtful and wrong Savage

was. He is working with Lawyers to finalize the cancellation, which

is slated for Aug 4th. The station has 32 affiliates and he is

hoping to get others to cancell as well!

God Bless him and others like him!!!!

Here is a copy of my letter:

On Behalf

Of Trish

Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:12 PM

To: Your Opinion Counts

Subject: Savage

Hello,

I am an avid talk radio fan, and listen to both your station, and

WTAM on a daily basis. I happened to tune in last week when

Savage made his shameless, cruel and hurtful remarks about children

who are affected by autism. I am in Special Education and am well

aware of the devastating effects that autism has on these

individuals and their famlies, our educational system and the

community in general. I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt

that in my 30 years in this field, I have watched autism and other

neurological and illnesses increase a thousand fold. When one of my

own grandchildren regressed into autism following a thimerasol laden

flu shot, I began to read and research possible causes and

treatments so that I could help him in any way possible. I can

assure anyone who is not affected by this heart breaking condition,

that it is very real. It is not a trendy sought after diagnosis for

poor single moms, so that they can feed off the system. My daughter

and son-in-law (yes, most of these children have daddies!) receive

NO reimbursement for speech and music therapy (between $60 and $120

dollars per hour), and my husband and I receive NO help with the

cost of the biomedical treatments that are clearing my grandson's

body of the toxic metals that we firmly believe triggered his

autism. We have spent over $10,000 over that past 4 years, that we

will never recoup. However, our now 7 year old grandson is making

amazing progress... so we will continue. Hopefully, he will grow to

be a self-supporting, tax paying citizen when he reaches his adult

years. Unfortunately, millions more will not. Many will require

assisted or total care for the rest of their lives.

I will not go into the physical suffering that ASD children live

with on a daily basis, nor will I go into the living hell that

parents, who love their children more than life itself, encounter

every waking moment! Then there are Insurance rejections, social

rejections, often, minimal, substandard educational services... I

could go on. The majority of parents who receive quality services

for their children, have to spend thousands more to fight for these

services.

Our children are NOT brats, idiots or morons. Their parents are NOT

low class, single moms, who want extra money and their kids drugged

at the government's expense. Savage has just set the

progress that we in the Autism Community have made, back 50 years!

I love your station, but I can no longer tolerate the voice of this

heartless, arrogant man over the airways. Please!!! I am joining

with millions of people across the Country to ask stations such as

yours, to pull this show from your airways. At this time Mr. Savage

stands by his hateful words and has no intentions of apologizing.

Our ASD children are ill... Many of them are as physically ill as

they are neurologically! As parents, grandparents and educators, we

seek understanding and some level of acceptance for our children.

Savage has hurt them beyond belief, and he needs to be

stopped!

Thank You!

Trish Paolucci