Offensive comments by morning show guest, disputed by hosts, did not violate codes, says CBSC

OTTAWA – Abusive and “anti-female views” comments made by American author Dick Masterson on the morning show of CFBT-FM did not violate any broadcast codes because the hosts immediately disputed the comments, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has determined.A listener complained that the Kid Carson Show on The Beat 94.5 Vancouver provided Masterson “with a platform for his misogynistic views”, and that that the content was discriminatory against women. Masterson, the author of a book and website entitled Men Are Better than Women, appeared on the show on March 2, 2009, where he made “outrageous” statements such as that...