After making disparaging comments about recently deceased pop singer Whitney Houston, KFI AM 640 radio personalities John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou — of the Los Angeles station’s ‘The John and Ken Show’ — have been suspended for a week and a half.
The station announced the suspension on its web site Thursday, calling the comments “insensitive” and “inappropriate.”
“KFI AM 640 management does not condone, support or tolerate statements of this kind,” the statement adds.
The suspension, which is effective “immediately,” ends on Feb. 27, when ‘The John and Ken Show’ returns to the air.
During a recent show, the pair said Houston had been “cracked out for 20 years,” according to audio on Urban Informer.
After characterizing Houston as a “crack ho” multiple times, the pair said, “And then you find out she’s dead — it’s like, ‘Really? It took this long?”’
Kobylt apologized for the remarks in the station’s statement, saying, “We made a mistake, and we accept the station’s decision. We used language that was inappropriate, and we sincerely apologize to our listeners and to the family of Ms. Houston.”