Radio Station Says It Will Air Public Service Spots On HIV/AIDS After On-Air Hosts Make Comments About Magic Johnson

The AP reports that Minneapolis radio station KTLK has announced it will air some public service spots recognizing the gravity of HIV/AIDS as a disease and the work sports star Magic Johnson has done to promote awareness of and cures for the disease, after two of the station’s on air hosts said they thought Mr. Johnson had “faked AIDS.” The two, Chris Baker and Langdon Perry, made their comments Wednesday. Read more here. The website mediamatters.org has a partial transcript and audio of the show here.