MONTRÉAL – Cogeco Diffusion’s senior management has apologized for comments and actions that 98.5 FM on-air host Jacques Fabi made when a woman phoned in to his show “Fabi la nuit” and called the Holocaust a beautiful thing. Fabi never attempted to interrupt the woman and even sympathized with her statements.
Cogeco Diffusion also confirmed it has suspended Fabi without pay for a period of one month, effective on the date of the incident which occurred on November 21. B'nai Brith Canada is still demanding an on-air apology from Fabi.
"Cogeco Diffusion and 98.5 FM do not endorse in any way these comments and deplore, without reservation, the on-air host's lack of judgment in this case. The measures taken reflect the seriousness of the incident as well as Cogeco Diffusion's duty to demand the respect of its code of ethics. Jacques Fabi is an experienced radio personality with a solid reputation in the business and he deeply regrets the incident as expressed in his personal apology letter published today," said Richard Lachance, Senior Vice President, Cogeco Diffusion.
Cogeco Diffusion, one of Québec's largest radio broadcasters, is a subsidiary of Coegco Inc.
