Many Upset Over Firing of Jeannine Graf

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Ray Neary Is Troubled

By Ed Oliver
January 10, 2001

Ray Neary, president of “Mass Citizens for Life,” thinks it was “no coincidence” that Graf was let go after she dared to discuss topics like the controversial Fistgate scandal.

“I think it was the topics she was willing to take on that weren’t politically correct that led to her downfall,” he said.

He said he listened to several of her shows which he says were “provocative” and speculated, “I’m sure behind the scenes, people were planning to have her removed.”

“She would allow a full airing. That’s all we ask of the media,” Neary told Massachusetts News. He said Graf was one of the few media people who presented real balance to a topic. “Jeannine was willing to fully air our pro-life views. She didn’t frame the show in pro-abortion language. She let us air what partial birth abortion is. She did not shy away from letting us describe the gruesome nature of the procedure -- exactly what was involved in it. Other shows would not let us air it.

“The other side wants to suppress certain topics that they know they are completely wrong on. Jeannine would continue until she got to the root of the problem and the individuals involved.”

Bay Windows Editor Says Graf Was Nice to Him
Jeff Epperly, editor of the homosexual newspaper “Bay Windows,” told Massachusetts News that he was a guest on the Jeannine Graf show a couple of times and she treated him fine. “She was very nice, very sweet to me.”

Epperly was reluctant to comment further. He said he did not know enough about the ratings or format situation at the station to comment on Graf’s firing. He also said he did not listen to Graf regularly, so he could not comment about how she conducted her show.

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