From an August 18 Washington Post article:
Laura Schlessinger, the blunt-spoken, sometimes controversial radio talk-show host whose racially charged comments drew widespread condemnation last week, said Tuesday that she will end her radio career at the end of the year.
The announcement by the host of the “Dr. Laura” program was a stunning denouement after a week in which Schlessinger was widely criticized for describing an African American caller to her program as “hypersensitive” for taking offense at a neighbor's racial taunting. To illustrate her claim of a racial double standard, she said that black comedians often use the N-word on TV without criticism, but the word is forbidden for white people. She used the racial epithet, unexpurgated, 11 times in five minutes, despite her caller's protests.
From an August 18 CNN article:
Embattled radio talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger announced Tuesday she will not renew her contract that is up at the end of the year, telling CNN's “Larry King Live” she wants to “regain my First Amendment rights.”
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National furor erupted when Schlessinger used the N-word 11 times in five minutes during a call August 10 with an African-American caller who was seeking advice on how to deal with racist comments from her white husband's friends and relatives. The conversation evolved into a discussion on whether it's appropriate to ever use the word, with Schlessinger arguing it's used on HBO and by black comedians.
From an August 18 Post Wire Services article:
Syndicated radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger, under fire for repeated use of the N-word on her show last week, said last night she won't renew her contract when it expires at the end of the year.
The 63-year-old broadcaster told CNN's Larry King that she wants to work to “regain my First Amendment rights.”
She stressed she is not retiring, saying, “I'm too young for that.”
Schlessinger, a 30-year talk-radio veteran, set off a firestorm while talking to an African-American caller about how to deal with racist comments from her white husband's friends and relatives.
Schlessinger used the N-word 11 times during the 5-minute call.