KTCR (Cat Country 102.9)/Billings Suspends Morning Host Over Blog Post

Paul Mushaben

TOWNSQUARE Country KCTR (CAT COUNTRY 102.9)/BILLINGS morning co-host PAUL MUSHABEN has been suspended after what THE BILLINGS GAZETTE reports as, "the topic of race entered the high school basketball conversation this week as divisional tournaments begin around the state. In a post on catcountry1029.com that has since been deleted, CAT COUNTRY KCTR 102.9 radio personality PAUL MUSHABEN suggested that Native American and non-Native basketball teams should have separate tournaments."

The station posted the following statement on its website:

"On TUESDAY of this week, longtime KCTR morning show host PAUL MUSHABEN made a post on his blog entitled 'Indian Basketball.'  KCTR does not support the blog or the sentiments expressed therein. Once management became aware of the content it was immediately removed from the station website and we have since taken action to suspend Mr. MUSHABEN indefinitely, pending further internal review. The blog post in no way reflects the values or beliefs of KCTR or its employees and we sincerely apologize to our listeners, our advertisers, and the Native American community. We assure you that we are taking appropriate action to prevent this from happening in the future."

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