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Autism group: Advertisers dropping Savage

BY DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN

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Advocates from Autism United gathered in lower Manhattan Friday to

announce a host of advertisers have pulled out of nationally

syndicated radio talk show host Savage's show, carried here

on WOR-AM.

It was little more than a week ago that Savage, who has more than 8

million listeners nationwide, called autism " a fraud, a racket " --

adding that it was a ploy to hide the fact that most kids are brats.

" He's nothing more than a schoolyard bully who's never been sent to

the principal's office, " state Sen. Craig (D-Port Washington)

said at the event in the Financial District.

introduced legislation to get a count of autism cases in New

York State. Gillmore of Autism United said Savage is " not owning

up to being a vicious man. "

Savage has said his remarks were taken out of context, and that he

wasn't targeting genuinely autistic children. He said he was

criticizing doctors and drug companies for over-diagnosing children

out of greed, as well as " fakers " hoping for extra benefits.

In an interview published on an on! line site, wnd.com, linked to his

Web site, he said he'd attacked the " falsely diagnosed cases, the

misdiagnosed and the outright fraud artists through a bold parody. "

Among the advertisers who will discontinue their support of the show

are Sears, Radio Shack, AFLAC, Direct Buy and Home Depot, according

to Autism United. Several stations are also believed to have dropped

the show -- or will drop it.

Among those stations are the Super Talk Network, which will

discontinue the show on seven stations in Mississi! ppi, as well as

WINA in Charlottesville, Va. Another station, WHK in Cleveland,

announced earlier in the week that it was dropping the program.

More rallies are expected this weekend, including one in San

Francisco and one at City Hall in Manhattan.

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> Autism group: Advertisers dropping Savage

> BY DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN

> http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-

> nysava0726,0,3274609.story

>

> Advocates from Autism United gathered in lower Manhattan Friday to

> announce a host of advertisers have pulled out of nationally

> syndicated radio talk show host Savage's show, carried here

> on WOR-AM.

>

> It was little more than a week ago that Savage, who has more than 8

> million listeners nationwide, called autism " a fraud, a racket " --

> adding that it was a ploy to hide the fact that most kids are brats.

>

> " He's nothing more than a schoolyard bully who's never been sent to

> the principal's office, " state Sen. Craig (D-Port Washington)

> said at the event in the Financial District.

>

> introduced legislation to get a count of autism cases in New

> York State. Gillmore of Autism United said Savage is " not owning

> up to being a vicious man. "

>

> Savage has said his remarks were taken out of context, and that he

> wasn't targeting genuinely autistic children. He said he was

> criticizing doctors and drug companies for over-diagnosing children

> out of greed, as well as " fakers " hoping for extra benefits.

>

> In an interview published on an on! line site, wnd.com, linked to his

> Web site, he said he'd attacked the " falsely diagnosed cases, the

> misdiagnosed and the outright fraud artists through a bold parody. "

>

> Among the advertisers who will discontinue their support of the show

> are Sears, Radio Shack, AFLAC, Direct Buy and Home Depot, according

> to Autism United. Several stations are also believed to have dropped

> the show -- or will drop it.

>

> Among those stations are the Super Talk Network, which will

> discontinue the show on seven stations in Mississi! ppi, as well as

> WINA in Charlottesville, Va. Another station, WHK in Cleveland,

> announced earlier in the week that it was dropping the program.

>

> More rallies are expected this weekend, including one in San

> Francisco and one at City Hall in Manhattan.

>

>

>

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