MacKenzie accuses Galloway of using TalkSport to ‘peddle his manifesto’
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Rachael Gallagher
on 15 May 2008
at 08:53
Tags: Broadcast, Radio
Former chief executive of TalkSport, Kelvin MacKenzie, has accused the station of allowing George Galloway to use his show on the station as a party political broadcast.
MacKenzie revealed in his Sun column today that he was forwarded an anonymous email from the station that revealed that Galloway took away with him after each show the contact details for everyone who had texted and emailed in the show, and later contacted them offering more information on him and the Respect Party.
MacKenzie claims he’s been told that listeners of TalkSport – the station which sacked a presenter of 13 years for saying he backed Boris Johnson on air – have been complaining to the station about receiving unwanted emails.
He wrote: “It’s clearly in Mr Galloway’s interest to peddle his personal manifesto during his show.”
