On-air resignations
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This is a list of on-air resignations. By their nature these resignations were in the public eye.
[edit] On radio
- 8th August, 1993 – Dave Lee Travis, BBC Radio 1 DJ resigned on-air, citing "There are changes being made at the station that go against my principles" in reference to Matthew Bannister's plans for the station[1].
- 2001 - Mal Meninga - his attempted political career lasted a mere 28 seconds. Becoming fazed in his first radio interview, he resigned as a candidate on-air shortly after the broadcast commenced.
- January, 2001 – Journalist Juan Gonzalez announced his resignation whilst co-hosting Democracy Now!, in protest over 'harassment and muzzling of free speech' from the Pacifica Radio Network[2][3].
- August, 2006 – Innetta Hinton, presenter on WBLX-FM, resigned on-air with the phrase "I quit this bitch."[4]
- 2007 – Opal Bonfante resigned from London Calling, citing creative differences with Radio London's new management.
[edit] On television
- February 10, 1960 – Jack Parr announced his resignation from The Tonight Show and walked off during mid-broadcast, after discovering NBC had censored a joke[5].
