Look for the folks at WVON to cave soon on this one.
Santita Jackson has been suspended as midday host at WVON-AM (1690) in a dispute over Black History Month features on the African-American news/talk station.
Jackson, 44, eldest daughter of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, has been off the air since Friday with no explanation to listeners. Her talk show airs from 9 a.m. to noon weekdays.
Melody Spann Cooper, general manager of the Midway Broadcasting station, would confirm only that Jackson was off for the rest of the month. "I respect Santita, I love Santita, and I look forward to her coming back on March 1," Cooper said.
Insiders said the two-week suspension was the culmination of ongoing tension at the station.
The blowup occurred, sources said, when Jackson was asked to record a series of biographical vignettes for Black History Month. She agreed to do so, but when she asked that they air only on WVON, a heated exchange with Cooper ensued.
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