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Insulting comments from CJAB-FM  hosts violate broadcast code – CBSC

OTTAWA - The CBSC has ruled that comments made by CJAB-FM’s morning show hosts regarding the appearance of a female candidate on a singing competition reality show were improper under the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) Code of Ethics. On March 5, 2012, the hosts of the morning show, 94.5 Le Matin, in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Québec, discussed the previous night’s episode of Star Académie and mentioned one particular competitor who was a tall black woman.  Host Richard Courchesne referred to her as “Chewbacca,” “Big Mama,” “Fiona” and “Elle s’appelait Serge” (“She Was Called Serge” -- a reference to a song about...