KFTK/St. Louis' Jamie Allman Loses TV Gig Over Tweet

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ENTERCOM News-Talk KFTK-A-F-K254CR (FM NEWSTALK 97.1)/ST. LOUIS morning host JAMIE ALLMAN's TV segments on crosstown SINCLAIR ABC affiliate KDNL-TV (ABC 30) have been cancelled after his tweet about PARKLAND survivor and teen activist DAVID HOGG went viral, reports the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH.

ALLMAN posted a tweet on MARCH 26th that read, in part, "I've been hanging out getting ready to ram a hot poker up DAVID HOGG's ass tomorrow.  Busy working.  Preparing."  The tweet, since deleted, showed up in screenshots at the RIVERFRONT TIMES and the POST-DISPATCH; the P-D also reported that some businesses have pulled their advertising from ALLMAN's radio show, prompted by tweets from State Rep. STACEY NEWMAN (D-RICHMOND HEIGHTS), who posted messages about ALLMAN's comments and his advertisers.

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