According to the Toronto Sun, The FAN 590 in Toronto plans to issue an on-air retraction Monday and Tuesday for a report that implicated Sean Avery made disparaging remarks about Jason Blake's cancer during a pre-game scrum on Nov. 10...The FAN 590 plans to issue an on-air retraction Monday and Tuesday for a report that surfaced as a result of the New York Rangers' visit to the Air Canada Centre Nov. 10.
Specifically, the report dealt with Rangers forward Sean Avery and the aftermath of an altercation he had with the Maple Leafs Darcy Tucker during the pre-game warmup.
Avery's lawyers this week served libel notices against The FAN and the Star over the matter.
Nelson Millman, general manager and program director for The FAN, would not elaborate yesterday on recent discussions between lawyers for the two sides.
Nelson Millman, general manager and program director for The FAN, would not elaborate yesterday on recent discussions between lawyers for the two sides.
"It is what it is," said Millman.
"We're going to do the retraction and go from there."
For now, the plan is to run the retraction Monday and Tuesday between noon and 1 p.m. on The FAN's regularly scheduled Hockey Central program.
The retraction will be simulcast on Sportsnet with FAN reporter Howard Berger, who filed the original report, doing the voiceover.
...while its great to see the radio station own up to their mistake, it is a bit alarming that a media outlet would run with a story without checking the facts.
2 comments:
That station should be embarassed
It seems like everyone in Canada was out to get Avery from the onset without waiting to confirm the allegations. Blake never even admitted that Avery said anything
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