Local "liberal" Leon Gray does the afternoon spot on the Memphis AAR station 680 WWTQ. He's caused a firestorm with his fundie remarks on gays:
"I am deeply troubled by the fact voicing my opinion calling homosexuality wrong has hurt and angered so many people. Being a communicator, I’m certain more openly honest dialog will calm this storm created, at least this time, by the sound of Leon Gray II.
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The truth is I believe homosexuality is wrong because I don’t understand it, and while I can only speak honestly for myself, I feel comfortable, nonetheless, saying I’m surely not alone. In simplest terms, my ability to understand is totally based on how I was taught information I learned. For example: John has one apple; Jane gives him another. 1 plus 1 equals 2; the square root of 1 is 1, up versus down, left is opposite right..."
http://wwtq680.blogspot.com/His show has been under attack for at least a week on the air, as he continues to rationalize his fundamentalist driven bigotry. There is hope in some quarters that Randi Rhodes's final hour, preempted for Gray's show, will return soon.