revisionist history in radio?

[acroyear]

In neither the DC101 nor the Howard Stern pages on Wikipedia does it actually mention the joke that actually got him fired.  Stern's page doesn't mention his firing at all, and DC101's just says "disagreement with management", as it was fictionalized in Stern's movie and book (apparently, the authors used Stern's movie as an accurate history, which it isn't.).

The Air Florida Flight 90 page does mention Stern's joke, but not that it's what got him fired (which I agree with - it's not relevant there).

Update - sorry, meant to mention this was specifically looking up the references on Wikipedia, not the official websites of anything mentioned here.  'Cause yeah, it's not like the official pages would mention anything about that incident if they could avoid it.

Comments

[kiltboy]

So what was the joke that got him whacked?

I know the Greaseman firing joke @ 94.7, as I was listening when that one happened.

[kmusser]

It is mentioned on the "Howard Stern Show" article in connection with him getting fired, though there is a 5 month gap there.

[hemloche.livejournal.com]

remember Wikipedia is in a large part edited by normal everyday people, not by anyone specifically associated with Air Florida, DC101, Howard Stern or anyone related to the said event. So don't be so surprised that its not mentioned on the there.