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July 15th, 2022, 07:01 AM
From Radio Insight:
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2022/01/power935-200x200.pngAudacy Rhythmic CHR “Power 93.5” KDGS Andover/Wichita KS has taken Program Director/morning host Greg ‘Hitman’ Williams off the air as it investigates sexual harassment claims made by former afternoon host Johnny ‘DJ Koolout’ Starks.
Starks, who had joined KDGS (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/218119/dj-koolout-joins-power-93-5-wichita/) in January, claims that Williams attempted to expose himself to Starks in a station bathroom on July 6 and then fired Starks the next morning before he had a chance to report the incident to HR and corporate. Starks detailed his allegations in a long Facebook post (https://www.facebook.com/johnnykooloutstarks/posts/2117392411774036) earlier this week. Starks says he has filed a police report against Williams and intends to sue Audacy for wrongful termination & retaliation termination and planning a civil suit against Williams and Audacy for he and others that wish to come forward with allegations against him.
An Audacy spokesperson told KWCH-TV (https://www.kwch.com/2022/07/15/well-known-wichita-dj-off-air-amid-sexual-harassment-investigation/), “We’ve recently become aware of certain allegations made by a former employee against Greg Williams. We take these issues seriously and will investigate them fully. While we investigate, we will have no further comment.”
Williams has been a staple in the Wichita market since 1983 first spending 17 years at CHR 107.3 KKRD. He has been Program Director and morning host at KDGS since Entercom acquired the station in 2000. He wrote on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gregwilliamsict/posts/4887501901354694), “The allegations being spread on social media by a former employee can never be proven because they are not true. I will share more at the appropriate time in the appropriate way.”
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/233269/kdgs-pd-morning-host-greg-hitman-williams-off-air-following-sexual-harassment-allegations/)
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2022/01/power935-200x200.pngAudacy Rhythmic CHR “Power 93.5” KDGS Andover/Wichita KS has taken Program Director/morning host Greg ‘Hitman’ Williams off the air as it investigates sexual harassment claims made by former afternoon host Johnny ‘DJ Koolout’ Starks.
Starks, who had joined KDGS (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/218119/dj-koolout-joins-power-93-5-wichita/) in January, claims that Williams attempted to expose himself to Starks in a station bathroom on July 6 and then fired Starks the next morning before he had a chance to report the incident to HR and corporate. Starks detailed his allegations in a long Facebook post (https://www.facebook.com/johnnykooloutstarks/posts/2117392411774036) earlier this week. Starks says he has filed a police report against Williams and intends to sue Audacy for wrongful termination & retaliation termination and planning a civil suit against Williams and Audacy for he and others that wish to come forward with allegations against him.
An Audacy spokesperson told KWCH-TV (https://www.kwch.com/2022/07/15/well-known-wichita-dj-off-air-amid-sexual-harassment-investigation/), “We’ve recently become aware of certain allegations made by a former employee against Greg Williams. We take these issues seriously and will investigate them fully. While we investigate, we will have no further comment.”
Williams has been a staple in the Wichita market since 1983 first spending 17 years at CHR 107.3 KKRD. He has been Program Director and morning host at KDGS since Entercom acquired the station in 2000. He wrote on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gregwilliamsict/posts/4887501901354694), “The allegations being spread on social media by a former employee can never be proven because they are not true. I will share more at the appropriate time in the appropriate way.”
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/233269/kdgs-pd-morning-host-greg-hitman-williams-off-air-following-sexual-harassment-allegations/)