New Interfaith Coalition Will Urge Advertisers to Drop 'Savage' Spots

New Interfaith Coalition Will Urge Advertisers to Drop 'Savage' Spots

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, November 27, the newly-formed Hate Hurts America Community and Interfaith Coalition, a group of religious and civic organizations seeking to challenge hate speech on talk radio, will hold a news conference in San Francisco, Calif., to call on advertisers nationwide to stop airing commercials on Michael Savage's syndicated "Savage Nation" program.

Coalition representatives will also call on other faith-based and community groups to join the national campaign against hate rhetoric on talk radio targeting minorities.

WHAT: 'Hate Hurts America' Coalition Calls on Advertisers to Drop 'Savage Nation' Spots

WHEN: Tuesday, November 27, 10 a.m.
WHERE: Outside Talk 910 KNEW, 340 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA
CONTACT: Hate Hurts America Community and Interfaith Coalition
Coordinator Sabiha Khan, 407-430-3747

Savage, whose program airs on more than 300 radio stations nationwide, screamed attacks on Muslims, Islam and the Quran during his October 29, 2007 program.

The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on radio listeners of all faiths to contact companies that advertise on Savage's program to express their concerns about the host's anti-Muslim bigotry.

SEE: www.cair.com

SEE: National Radio Host Goes on Anti-Muslim Tirade http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?mid1=777&&ArticleID=23608&&name=n&&cur rPage=3

Advertisers that have already stopped advertising or refuse to place their ads on Michael Savage's program include AutoZone, TrustedID, Citrix, OfficeMax, and JCPenney.

SEE: More Advertisers Refuse to Air 'Savage Nation' Spots

http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?mid1=777&&ArticleID=23785&&name=n& &currPage=1

JCPenney to Probe Why Ads Aired on Savage Program http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?mid1=777&&ArticleID=23772&&name=n&&cur rPage=1

OfficeMax Drops Michael Savage Ads Over Anti-Islam Bias

http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?mid1=777&&ArticleID=23774&&name=n& &currPage=1

Advertisers Withdraw From Radio Show 'The Savage Nation' (Detroit News)http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071119/LIFESTYLE04/71 1190366/1041

Hateful Words Beget Hateful Deeds (Kansas City Star) http://www.kansascity.com/273/story/375286.html

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Source: Council on American-Islamic Relations

CONTACT: Sabiha Khan of Hate Hurts America Community and Interfaith
Coalition, +1-407-430-3747

Web Site:

http://www.cair.com/

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