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Prof Moyo castigates ZiFM radio over STEM interview blackout
08 Feb 2016 at 09:30hrs | Views
Higher and Tertiary Education minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has today castigated private radio station ZiFM for abruptly deciding not to air an interview with him.
The station twitted that it won't be possible to air the interview on STEM.
It said "We regret to advise that the interview on STEM with @ProfJNMoyo advertised for 19:30hrs today has been postponed due to clash of schedules".
That attracted backlash by Moyo.
On Sunday Moyo said Charamba last telephoned the acting CEO at ZBC just before News Hour at night and directed him to pull off STEM ads on ZBC television and ZBC radio stations.
Below are Moyo's comments.
1/9: @ZiFMStereo plz have the decency of at least trying to sound professional in your handling of a clearly difficult political situation!
2/9: Truth is you 'postponed' the STEM program tonight under pressure from a successionist who feared the program would stray into politics!
3/9: As @ZiFMStereo you aware that the program was on STEM & that it was initially scheduled for last week but was delayed as I had exams!
4/9: Even as @ZiFMStereo knew the program was on STEM you were forced to conclude there was an elephant in the studio that you can't handle!
5/9: You then decided to "postpone" the program falsely citing a clash of schedules while knowing that this is not the true reason at all!
6/9: It would have been true & professional for @ZiFMStereo to say it is unable to broadcast the program due to reasons beyond its control!
7/9: What is unprofessional & unacceptable is @ZiFMStereo broadcast a defamatory interview with Charamba without giving me a right of reply!
8/9: When I was Minister of Information in 2015 I reprimanded @ZiFMStereo for suspending a presenter on account of a Midlands politician!
9/9: It's a pity @ZiFMStereo didn't learn anything professional or useful from that ugly incident. I feel for your audiences & advertisers!
The station twitted that it won't be possible to air the interview on STEM.
It said "We regret to advise that the interview on STEM with @ProfJNMoyo advertised for 19:30hrs today has been postponed due to clash of schedules".
That attracted backlash by Moyo.
On Sunday Moyo said Charamba last telephoned the acting CEO at ZBC just before News Hour at night and directed him to pull off STEM ads on ZBC television and ZBC radio stations.
Below are Moyo's comments.
1/9: @ZiFMStereo plz have the decency of at least trying to sound professional in your handling of a clearly difficult political situation!
2/9: Truth is you 'postponed' the STEM program tonight under pressure from a successionist who feared the program would stray into politics!
3/9: As @ZiFMStereo you aware that the program was on STEM & that it was initially scheduled for last week but was delayed as I had exams!
4/9: Even as @ZiFMStereo knew the program was on STEM you were forced to conclude there was an elephant in the studio that you can't handle!
5/9: You then decided to "postpone" the program falsely citing a clash of schedules while knowing that this is not the true reason at all!
6/9: It would have been true & professional for @ZiFMStereo to say it is unable to broadcast the program due to reasons beyond its control!
7/9: What is unprofessional & unacceptable is @ZiFMStereo broadcast a defamatory interview with Charamba without giving me a right of reply!
8/9: When I was Minister of Information in 2015 I reprimanded @ZiFMStereo for suspending a presenter on account of a Midlands politician!
9/9: It's a pity @ZiFMStereo didn't learn anything professional or useful from that ugly incident. I feel for your audiences & advertisers!
Source - Byo24News
