The Charlotte Observer reports the University of North Carolina has reached a compromise with Rush Radio station WRDU, the sister station of Greensboro’s WPTI.
Both stations broadcast Tar Heel football and basketball games. Calls for the university to distance itself from stations broadcasting Rush Limbaugh’s radio show in the wake of Limbaugh’s “rude, inappropriate and offensive statements.” (That particular controversy suddenly seems so long ago, doesn’t it?)
The agreement basically says that Rush Limbaugh will not be referenced during Tar Heel games, and Tar Heel sports will not be referenced during Limbaugh’s show. According to its statement, the university “does not plan to take further action.” As you can imagine, the action UNC did take doesn’t please everyone:
BlueNC.org co-founder James Protzman, who had been outspoken in his criticism of the university’s connection to Rush Radio said, “UNC’s response is more than I’d hoped for, but less than it should have been.”
“I see the university as a powerful force for strengthening the fabric of our democracy,” Protzman said. “UNC missed the chance to make the most of this teachable moment.”
Evidently the real world –contractual obligations with Tar heel Sports Properties and the affiliates that broadcast Carolina games are standing in the way of this ‘teachable moment.’
