Green Bay, Wis., talk show host suspended for 2 weeks over comments made about Lawton

Oct 29th, 2009 - ChicagoTribune

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Conservative Green Bay radio talk show host Jerry Bader was suspended Thursday for two weeks over salacious comments he made speculating on why Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton suddenly dropped out of the governor's race.

WTAQ-AM announced the suspension and said a decision about Bader's future would be made in two weeks.

In a two-minute podcast posted Monday afternoon on WTAQ's Web site, Bader made suggestive claims about Lawton's personal life that he said explained her departure from the race. He said he had confirmed the claims with multiple sources.

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