In response to our action alert, WOOD-TV of Grand Rapids issued a statement on their website today that they have canceled the airing of the American Family Association’s “Speechless” video:
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - WOOD TV8 has rescinded the offer to air a controversial paid program originally set to air Monday.
“Speechless: Silencing Christians” was scheduled to air Monday at 7 p.m ., in the slot immediately before President Barack Obama’s prime time press conference. The program was pulled from that slot.
The producers were contacted and offered another time slot.
In a statement Wednesday, WOOD/WOTV/WXSP General Manager Diane Kniowski said the offer is now off the table.
“We made a gesture of the 2-3 p.m. Saturday time period. It’s been 24 hours and we had no response,” Kniowski said. “Our station is being bombarded with calls and messages, and we find ourselves in the middle of someone else’s fight. Ours was a fair offer and we are removing ourselves from this matter.”
clipped from www.hrcbackstory.org
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