on air radio station regrets

on october 8, a minneaplois radio talk show, 'the chris baker show,' hosts chris baker and langdon perry accussed former nba all-star earvin "magic" johnson that he faked his AIDS to get sympathy. Johnson issued a statement Thursday saying he was "outraged that Chris Baker and Langdon Perry would minimize such a serious and deadly issue" (foxnews.com). Johnson was diagnosed with HIV in 1991 not AIDS which led to his retirement from the NBA. Johnson called the remarks "so stupid" and also wants the hosts to keep their jobs. the remarks came after a caller asserted that health care isn't a basic right. Perry responded by asking about treatable diseases that a person can live with for a long time "if you just get some basic drugs." Baker responded, "Like Magic Johnson?" Perry replied, "Like Magic with his faked AIDS. Magic faked AIDS" (yahoo news). the complete transcript can be seen on mediamatters.org. KTLK released a statement saying "We regret that some offhand remarks by commentators on KTLK did not reflect that," "To better inform our listeners and employees, KTLK will be airing HIV/AIDS awareness public service announcements, and will be reaching out to Mr. Johnson to get his thoughts on education efforts." i grew up with magic johnson as my hero and still is. to me this hurts because these guys made false accusations about something so serious. yes they have a right to entertain but not about someone who has made a huge impact in the sports world and real world.