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WONDER WHERE AL AND JESSE WILL BE?




MILWAUKEE -- A former alderman and controversial radio talk show host said he's happy the mother of his radio rival is dead. Michael McGee Sr. made the comments during his radio show on WNOV-AM Thursday morning. Charlie Sykes is a radio talk show host on WTMJ-AM. Sykes' mother, Katherine B. Sykes, died in a house fire Tuesday. The Ozaukee County Coroner said Thursday that Sykes died of smoke inhalation.

McGee's words quickly spread on the Internet as bloggers picked up the story. At least one radio host talked about it on his show Thursday afternoon. McGee and Sykes have been publicly battling for years, but even in the world of talk radio, some are saying the comments made are extreme. "Mother Sykes, she dead. To me it's the vengeance of God. I ain't got no tears. Matter of fact a woman that would have a fool like that deserve whatever is coming her. She raised a sure enough idiot," McGee said on his radio show. "My instincts say Charlie Sykes killed his momma, cuz she live out in this big palace in Mequon all isolated. He got tired of waiting for her money." McGee's comments came about 15 minutes into his show. He went on for about five minutes and then moved on to a different topic, but later in the show a caller asked about it.

"Mike McGee Senior," the caller began, "You really don't mean that, about your enemies families members being dead -- killed." "Man, you don't think I mean that, man, you out of your mind," McGee replied. WISN 12 News tried to contact McGee, management from WNOV-AM, and Charlie Sykes' radio station, WTMJ-AM, for comment, but no one returned the station's calls or messages. An employee at WNOV-AM said they've received a lot of phone calls about McGee's comments and that most listeners are not happy about what was said. McGee was previously suspended by WNOV-AM in 2004 after using an expletive on the air.



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Ouch. That's a little overboard and then some. How do these guys get the nice jobs and still aren't intelligent enough to know when to hold back>?
 

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Mcgee is a Jesse Jackson wannabe and hates white people. Sykes is white if you couldnt guess.
 

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No. Just anybody that would be offended and demand he be fired and be given the death penalty. Whole world needs to lighten up


i agree with you 100%! thanks for responding!


but i do wonder what al and jesse are going to do. seeing how this is a black man
 

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Damn, buster pulled out the Taxi Driver.

"You talkin to me?"
 

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I live near Milwaukee and Michael McGee is the biggest racist you will ever see. The thing is that the media is barely covering this story. If a white guy would have made these comments about a minority it would be the lead story everywhere. Michael McGee is a disgrace to the black community.
 

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I live near Milwaukee and Michael McGee is the biggest racist you will ever see. The thing is that the media is barely covering this story. If a white guy would have made these comments about a minority it would be the lead story everywhere. Michael McGee is a disgrace to the black community.

I have been in Cali for five years, so i'm shocked that loser still is running his mouth and still has a job, i guess you can't touch him for some reason unlike Imus...
 

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UPDATE!


Radio station owner Jerrel Jones said Saturday that he's indefinitely suspending Mike McGee from his radio show on WNOV-AM (860) for remarks he made about the death of Katherine Sykes, the mother of radio talker Charlie Sykes.

Jones would not say how long "indefinitely" might be.

"Forever is a long time, and I don't want to say something that I may not be able to deal with," he said Saturday. "But I do want to make it clear that he won't be on anytime soon."

The show will stay in the family, with McGee's son, Milwaukee Ald. Michael McGee, taking over as host of the "Word Warriors" program.

"He was the natural host for this show at least for now," said Jones.

The younger McGee has himself stirred controversy with various remarks he has made about gays and others.

"Controversy is not what I object to. I've had my own share of controversy," said Jones. "His son deserves a chance now to do his own thing."

He said the show with the younger McGee would feature less editorializing and more calls for action and advocacy in the black community.

"We will advocate and do things we should do, but in a manner that's more productive," Jones said.

The moves came after a meeting Saturday between Jones and Mike McGee.

Jones said that while there has to be room for expression, the elder McGee's comments were "outrageous and we won't entertain anything like that."

Katherine Sykes died in a fire at her Mequon home last week. During his Thursday program, McGee took a shot at Charlie Sykes, a conservative talker on WTMJ-AM (620).

"A woman that had a fool like that deserves whatever's comin' to her, 'cause she raised a sure enough idiot," McGee said.

The station management received more than 100 calls Friday from people condemning the remarks and demanding that McGee be taken off the air.

After meeting with McGee on Saturday, Jones said: "He's not apologetic, but does realize his timing was not the best. It was a pleasant meeting. He understands what needs to happen."

For more than 12 years, the elder McGee has purchased his airtime on the radio station. Jones took McGee off the air for a short period in 2004 when he used an obscenity on the air.

Jones said Mike McGee has a contract for "Word Warriors" that runs until January and will continue the contract for the show.

"The compromise is that he will continue to pay for the show, but he won't be on it," said Jones.
 

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the station owner should've said, "we'll hire back Mike McGee when his mother dies"
 

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