TV host’s show cancelled after sexual assault threat
A CONSERVATIVE American TV host and commentator who tweeted that he would use “a hot poker” to sexually assault a 17-year-old survivor of the Parkland high school shooting has resigned under pressure and had his show cancelled.
Sinclair Broadcast Group spokesman Ronn Torossian said in a statement Jamie Allman’s resignation was accepted and his KDNL-TV show that airs in St Louis, Missouri is no more.
Allman hasn’t responded to messages from the Associated Press seeking comment.
Businesses pulled advertising from Allman’s shows after he sent the March 26 tweet targeting David Hogg.
“I’ve been hanging out getting ready to ram a hot poker up David Hogg’s ass tomorrow,” he wrote.
St. Louis politician, Democrat Stacey Newman led the call to boycott Allman’s show and was supported by thousands of locals.
“We’ve had people all over Missouri (and) all over the country weighing in on this ... it’s heartwarming to know that tons of people throughout the state understand this is not acceptable,” she told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
“Even though we hadn’t asked for his removal or resignation, (Sinclair) took it upon themselves. People know where the line is.”
Allman was absent Monday from his radio show on KFTK-FM.
The station’s owner, Emmis Communications, hasn’t responded to an email asking about Allman’s status.
Hogg has strongly advocated for stricter gun control since 17 people were killed in the February 14 mass shooting at his school in Parkland, Florida.
