While Kevin Slaten is your typical Ferrall-fare, this IS the clangheaded Duncan clan…so, Go King!
Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan is angry at KFNS radio, saying he was put on the air without his consent by afternoon drive-time host Kevin Slaten and is contemplating legal recourse.
The incident happened Thursday, when they had a contentious conversation that Duncan said he thought was private, but was being broadcast. In it, he called Slaten a “nasty man’’ and Slaten accused Duncan of slander.
“It certainly was unethical what he did, and probably unlawful,’’ Duncan said Friday via phone. “But that’s the way Kevin Slaten is, and that’s why I wasn’t interested in going on his show. Kevin Slaten over the years has said a lot of things that have made me angry, and this is just typical of how he operates.’‘
...(The start of the conversation on the tape isn’t that clear-cut.) Duncan hangs up. Then a clip of Duncan’s appearance a few weeks ago is played, and Slaten tees off.
“He’s either a liar or he’s the dumbest man on the face of the earth,’’ Slaten says. “He either lied when he said he didn’t come on, or he’s so stupid he doesn’t know he was on. ... Does this give you an insight what’s going on with this organization? Do you need any more?’‘
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1. Tricky Dick Posted: March 29, 2008 at 01:18 PM (#2723055)Duncan tells him how he feels pretty quickly in that phone conversation. At least he can't be faulted for beating around the bush. This may not have been a smart thing for Duncan to do. But I don't think I can defend this brand of sports talk radio which has popped up in every major media market.
Slaten is the worst of the worst on the radio.
Wow, after reading the FA, I'm pretty interested in reading what happens. I'm not going to listen to the radio to find out.
Slaten: "Hi, this is Kevin Slaten at '590 the Fan' in St. Louis. How are you?
Duncan: "I'm fine, thank you.''
Slaten: "Good. Could we grab you for a couple minutes to talk a little bit about the (Anthony) Reyes decision?
Duncan: "Kevin, I'm not going to go on your show.''
I wonder where the "some ambiguity" is in that transcript. Duncan says "I'm not going to go on your show," which would seem in plain English to mean not now, not later, not at all.
It's gotten him plenty of publicity, hasn't it? If Duncan doesn't sue, this constitutes a big win for this mullethead.
15 years ago he was convicted of felony assault for an incident in November 1992 in The Arena parking lot when Slaten was charged with hitting Gregg Cumberledge and Catherine Welker after Slaten and Cumberledge were involved in a car accident. Slaten opened Cumberledge's door and began punching him in the face. When Welker tried to intervene, Slaten punched her.
and then there's this doozy from the early 80s
"Kevin Slaten, the Steamers' public address announcer, tried to punch John Dolinsky when the Stallions' forward arrived in the penalty box to serve a holding infraction shortly before halftime. Referee Heinz Wolmerath promptly pulled a red card, signalling Slaten's ejection."
That sounds like a wise rule, and I doubt don't that is true, but it does seem like morning show hosts call people all the time and air the calls without their consent to pull pranks.
Most of the time, those calls are pre-recorded, and afterwards the "victim" consents to it being used. The rest of the time, the morning hosts are risking their jobs, their bosses' jobs, and (technically) their station's broadcast license.
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Looking for a place to sound-off on the latest KFNS catastrophe. How many years have we listened to Slaten berate players, coaches, and sports institutions for not having the “spine” to fire individuals that “lied”, “cheated”, and “broke the rules”? How about the self-anointed king of hypocrisy now? Caught on air lying to Duncan and a bonafide rule breaker. Reaping what he has sown–KFNS grew a spine and fired him!
Go Duncan–Go Cards!…and we hope Slaten just Goes Away!
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