KDWB

Mounting pressure brings KDWB to table

Hmong community and supporters protest outside the St. Louis Park studios on April 15, 2011. Leaders from TakeAction Minnesota and supporting organizations rallied after the cold morning march and then leaders went into the studio where they received a verbal agreement to a meeting that was scheduled later this week.

Tom LaVenture

With national rights groups joining the Hmong community's outrage over racist remarks from a morning radio show, and more corporate advertisers pulling from the radio station KDWB, it has now is

MORE »

Add new comment

BEHIND THE STORY | Covering the KDWB protest

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Pretty much my favorite articles to write are the ones that cover protests. It doesn't even really matter what the protest is about. I love the energy and the passion that fuels these gatherings- it is far more dramatic and alive than any play or movie.

So I was excited to cover the April 14 protest over at KDWB studios in response to the racist parody song that the station aired and their subsequent non-apology. The problem? It started at 7 in the morning.

MORE »

TC Daily Planet

Non-reply to protester leaves KDWB vulnerable to FCC complaint

By Michael McIntee, The Uptake

On Friday, a protester outside of KDWB-FM didn't get an answer to his request. Now the radio station may be the target of an FCC complaint because of it.

MORE »

KDWB
Media

Add new comment

Hmong protest at KDWB studios over "utter disrespect and outright ridicule"

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Over 200 protesters, both Hmong and allies, rallied outside of KDWB studios on Friday in a protest over the Clear Channel radio station's airing on March 28 of "MORE »

1 comment

KDWB listeners say Hmong song was in spirit of the program, others say its racist

By Tom LaVenture, Asian American Press

The KDWB morning show, aka the Dave Ryan show, has come under fire for a song parody of the Hmong community. The bit, which reportedly aired Monday, March 22, 2011, has the show leader soun

MORE »

25 comments

It's Your Planet!

We're people-powered journalism! Create an account and you can submit an article, start a blog, add an event to our calendar and more. If you'd like to learn more, just click here and join us for a workshop, Newsroom Café or other gathering.

Want to write a story? Click on story links (below), and then email editor [at] tcdailyplanet [dot] net if you want to request an assignment.

• "Quick hits" Google doc for list of smaller stories.
• Story Page for more/longer possibilities.

Today's Top Stories

• Solutions Not Suspensions: Student summit organizes for school discipline changes
• NEWS DAY | Love it or list it? HGTV challenges for public schools
• Minneapolis Public Schools Black student suspensions twice state average; district aims for more consistent discipline among schools, teachers
• Lawmakers approve $33 million for housing and homelessness-prevention programs
• OPINION | Reduce prison phone costs, for stronger families and safer communities
• TAKE OUR POLL - Twin Cities' best Thai restaurant

Community Voices

Community Voices is a space for reader contributions—including news articles, opinion essays, and personal stories—moderated, but not edited, by Daily Planet staff. We invite you to post stories, send us stories, or suggest stories for inclusion in Community Voices. The opinions expressed by Community Voices contributors are their own and not necessarily the opinion of the TC Daily Planet.