Transcript of Atlanta radio show segment mocking Steve Gleason's ALS affliction
 

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Steak Shapiro, Nick Cellini and Chris Dimino, radio hosts of "Mayhem in the AM," a sports show for Atlanta's "790 the Zone," made former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason and his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affliction the punchline of their jokes in an ill-advised segment Monday morning. The three hosts, perhaps realizing the gag was in poor taste, awkwardly mocked Gleason in a three-minute segment filled with pauses and uncomfortable laughter.

After a firestorm of outrage ignited on social media following the segment, the three hosts were suspended for their participation. NOLA.com | Times-Picayune columnist Jeff Duncan, a personal friend of Gleason's, has called for the hosts to be fired.

In an audio obtained by New Orleans radio station 106.1-FM, the segment opened by discussing Gleason, who is battling the debilitating disease that attacks motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, atrophying the muscles and eventually causing paralysis. Gleason wrote a guest column in Sports Illustrated on Monday with his eyes, as he is no longer able to move or talk due to the progression of his disease.

"Is he doing like, a media tour?," one of the hosts asked.

"I'm not really sure," another responded. "I know he did this. Joining us right now, Steve Gleason."

Someone posing as Gleason "called" into the show, pausing to breathe heavily before asking Steak Shapiro how his daughter Nola was doing.

"Nola's great, we had a great Father's Day yesterday," Shapiro responded. "Are you listening in New Orleans?"

"I am," the voice responded. "Chris, how was the Jersey Shore?"

At this point, Dimino paused for several seconds before laughing awkwardly and responding "I just don't know if I want to play."

"I wish I could play," responded the voice, before starting a knock-knock joke.

Despite the apparent reservation, the three hosts continued with the gag for another two minutes.

"Now, Steve, we do knock knocks on Thursdays, we don't do it on Mondays," said one of the hosts. "We just started doing that again. We do it on Thursdays."

"I may not be here on Thursday," the voice said, before starting the joke again.

"Who's there?" a host asked.

"I," said the fake Gleason.

"I who," the host asked.

"I blame Gregg Williams," the fake Gleason said.

The voice had another joke with the punchline "smother me, do me a favor," before ending the segment with one more knock-knock question.

"Knock knock," the voice mocking Gleason said.

"There's a third one huh?" One of the hosts said. "God help me. Who's there Steve?"

"I'm," responded the voice.

"I'm who?," the host responded.

The voice mocking Gleason said: "I'm going to hell."

"Yes, you are," the host said while laughing awkwardly. "There you have it."


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That's not funny at all even for a radio show.

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The clowns who did this were fired.

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They got off easy; I hope there's a special place in Hell for people like that... :rolleyes:

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I have no idea how that's funny.

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I don't even know what to say. I really don't. How could they think that was funny. He's a human being, for pete's sake.

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No - only suspended.

Ass C--ks!!!

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No; they got fired...

Apology Regarding This Morning's Mayhem in the AM Program

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But fired later in the day. Confirmed. I live in Atl and Falcon fans sought me out just to say how offended they were.

Here's the one guy who needs a :lightsabre: Follow Nick Cellini. Make sure he never finds work again. :brood:

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There is; its called Atlanta!!!

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I wish I hadn't read this. My night is pretty much ruined. I'm gonna go watch some Youtube videos of kittens.

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They were fired today.

Y! SPORTS

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I won't be happy until all 3 get black balled from board casting, not just radio but any media forum

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Classless people like that don't deserve our time, please put this thread in the garbage where those three clowns belong.
This is ridiculous!!!!!

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That was just downright disgraceful. My sense of humor can be quite mean and cruel and I think you can joke about most everything But that wasn't funny in any sort of way.

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'Mayhem in the AM' radio hosts fired for mocking former NFL star who can't speak or move and communicates with eye-tracking technology | Mail Online


:bng:

This is why we need gun control.
We need gun control to teach people like me :D how to control my gun arm as to not jerk up and miss my target on my first shot when I fire a shot at these f:censored:n azz dj's.

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And on a separate thread, I am not saying this because it was N ew Orleans Saint Gleason, but it could be any ...a Falcon player.
That kind of so-called "joke" is NOT funny.
I really thought these kind of so-called "shock jocks "
got the message years ago that this kind of , I cannot even say so-called humor, is just not funny.

Being fired for them is nothing really. Hopefully, they will not get rehired elswhere. I would be afraid, very afraid if I were them. Karma. What you send out in the world, you get back. God doesn't ugly.
This same thing could happen to them .
I had to delete some things here because even saying this about them , and I do not like or side with them by any means, but it even feels bad to say and sounds awful for me to say about Karma can happen to them.


This guy ,Cellini, to even say, firing was a relief because of the station, boy!!!No kind of remorse. No even fake apology that people usually do after the fact.
These guys see nothing wrong in what they said and carefully thought up and scripted out way before they went on air.
It did not occur to any of the three of them:confused: while writing this out in private not to say this.
That is really awful.

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I'm figure it is probably not the case, but I hope Steve and his family didn't hear this disgusting crap.

Totally classless that these hosts did this...

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Cellini is done. Trust me. This story will be national today, and even after the public forgets next week, programmers and GM's will remember his name. I've embarrassed myself on the radio a couple times, but they were mistakes, not premeditated idiocy. Cellini should hope he has enough anonymity to land a gig at Best Buy.

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That's good to hear, outcome I was hoping for too

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top story on Yahoo!
Drudge will be next.

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I saw a link last night to the segment to listen in...
I couldn't bring myself to listen to it.
It's just a subject that isn't funny and shouldn't be treated as a joke. Those guys should have known better...

Also I'm not blaming any falcons fans for the radio guys disrespect.

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Maybe they can form a support group with Doug Tracht.

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I don't think anyone should be surprised, that is after all, the mentality of the people who are Falcon's fans.

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don't ban those idiots from getting the jobs they really deserve. there's plenty of rock piles to break up. knock that around clowns

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Transcript of the meeting afterwards...

Boss: "So did you 3 actually say this?"

All Three: "Yes sir boss, it was just a joke."

Boss: "You're fired! Pack your sh** and get the fu** outta here."

All Three: "But..."

Boss: "Security, come to my office imediately"

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Karma is kind of like the accountant in the movie Drive Angry...........you're going to get caught.

Edit: Amber Heard and William Fichner are great in their roles. The movie wasn't so hot but Amber Heard was very hot and Fichner stole the show. Check it out.

2nd edit: Those sons of ******* are going to get what they've got coming to them. Eventually people become remorseful if they live long enough. :cool:

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I understand the outrage but there is a starting QB who killed dogs, let that sink in a second, killed dogs for fun and profit playing in the NFL today. Fittingly he started his "career" in Atlanta!! Yet they throw eggs at us? Class act NotLanta!!

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Good Riddance.

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... And wont ever set foot in Flowery Branch ever again.