Australian Radio Host Apologizes for Hitler ‘Joke’
Australian public broadcaster Tom Ballard apologized for a word association game in which he linked Hitler and a wind farm.
Ballard, the host of the Australian Broadcasting Corp’s youth radio station ‘Triple J,’ referred to the Nazi gas chambers suggesting they were “fan-forced ovens.” Ballard initially refused to apologize for the gaffe and posted a comment on Twitter the following day saying, “If you don’t like the show, just don’t listen.”
He also reportedly compared the attempted humor to the work of comedians such as Monty Python, John Cleese, Mel Brooks and Charlie Chaplin.
‘Triple J’ issued a statement saying, “On Thursday morning’s breakfast
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