KFI-AM radio host Tim Conway Jr. and his executive producer, Sheron Bellio, have been suspended this week without pay for a skit they performed on May 3 that was filled with Asian-American insults and racist stereotypes.
The suspensions came after pressure from Guy Aoki, the civil rights leader and founding president of the Media Action Network for Asian Americans.The Los Angeles station’s parent company, iHeartMedia, confirmed their suspensions.In the nearly five-minute skit, Conway pretended to interview Yuko Sakamoto – the wife of local radio personality Vic “The Brick” Jacobs – who was impersonated by Bellio in a stereotypical Japanese accent, even though the real Sakamoto does not speak with an accent.
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