TV journalist fired for publicly protesting local Emmy Award to honor Bill O’Reilly

[Amerigo Vespucci]

CN8 fires Barry Nolan over Bill O’Reilly protest

http://news.bostonherald.com/business/media/view.bg?&articleid=1095636&format=&page=1&listingType=media#articleFull



CN8 has fired veteran TV journalist Barry Nolan for publicly protesting the decision by the local Emmy Awards to honor Fox News blowhard Bill O’Reilly.

A CN8 spokeswoman issued this statement: “Effective May 20, Barry Nolan is no longer employed by CN8, The Comcast Network. Backstage will continue to air weeknights at 8:00 p.m. with host, Sara Edwards, and its talented team of reporters and contributors.”

Before the May 10 awards, Nolan sent e-mails to industry colleagues encouraging them to write to the Emmy governors - if they shared his opinion - and let them know “this is an appalling choice for an honor.”

“He’s delusional,” Nolan said of O’Reilly, a former Boston TV anchor. “He’s a man that mangles the facts.”

[Echo In Light]

1. Barry Nolan is obviously a good man. Easy to see why there are so few within M$M

[Ian David]

2. Comcast is a bunch of fucking douchebags. n/t

[Uncle Joe]

3. I don't have Comcast, but this seals the deal, I never will.

To Barry Nolan.:patriot:

[Sequoia]

4. I hope he sues them; this is so wrong.

Barry Nolan, you were right!

[Scriptor Ignotus]

5. he got Donahue'd - nt

[TooBigaTent]

6. I cannot wait for Verizon to wire my town so I can dump Comcast. The cable selections suck,

reception is poor on some channels, and my internet is rediculously slow (it takes at least 5-10 seconds for a page to load).

Monopolys are not good for the consumer.

Add in the fact that they are a right-wing sleezeball corp and the choice is obvious. Once I have a choice...

[Breeze54]

8. They both suck... sorry to tell you.

Veeizon are real assholes when it comes to "combining" all your bills.

Be careful.

[Breeze54]

7. "nobody likes it when people tell them to stifle, not even Edith Bunker.” - Nolan

Boston’s Comcast network fires local newsman for protesting Bill O’Reilly.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/22/nolan-fired-over-oreilly/

Nolan insisted that O’Reilly is “a mental case” who shouldn’t be held up as an example of journalistic integrity. :P

The Boston Herald reports that Nolan’s activism against O’Reilly has cost him his job:

Nolan tells MediaBiz he was fired Tuesday following a two-week, unpaid suspension.

“I knew going in that there was serious risk that I’d lose my job,” Nolan said yesterday,
“but nobody likes it when people tell them to stifle, not even Edith Bunker.”

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So that's where Barry went... He's did good!! :applause: :applause:

The Boston (RW)Herald sucks ass!