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WEMU-FM host Terry Hughes was fired from Eastern Michigan Public Radio for repeatedly expressing his support for the War, President Bush and American soldiers. He also denigrated NPR news coverage, saying, "We know if you want a current assessment of what's going on, you're sure not listening to us... You'll be over at Fox TV where they're not bending the news. ... It ain't happening on NPR."

The station manager Art Timko said, "He was fired basically over philosophical differences," Timko said. "We have a policy that eliminates or restricts the expression of personal opinion on issues of controversy, and he didn't believe that applied to him."

Hughes plans to continue taping his vintage R&B and Soul program at home for syndication. "It wasn't my intention to mess with the station manager," he said. "It's only been my intent to do crazy cool radio in America."

The quote from the station manager seems to indicate that public radio has serious problems with traditional American values like free speech.