*Ø* Blogmanac | Bomb scare evacuates 'cheeky darkie' host's station
"A bomb threat linked to New Zealand's leading current affairs broadcaster, Paul Holmes – who this week apologised for calling UN chief Kofi Annan a 'cheeky darkie' - has forced the evacuation of the radio station he works for.
"New Zealand Press Association said today a caller was understood to have told Newstalk ZB in Auckland that a bomb would go off unless Holmes was taken off the air.
"Earlier this week, on his morning radio show, Holmes referred to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan as a 'cheeky darkie' ...
"As the bomb threat was made, debate in NZ over Holmes's comments continued to rage.
"A producer of Television New Zealand's (TVNZ) evening Holmes show has resigned and other staff are also believed to want to leave the program ..."
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"A bomb threat linked to New Zealand's leading current affairs broadcaster, Paul Holmes – who this week apologised for calling UN chief Kofi Annan a 'cheeky darkie' - has forced the evacuation of the radio station he works for.
"New Zealand Press Association said today a caller was understood to have told Newstalk ZB in Auckland that a bomb would go off unless Holmes was taken off the air.
"Earlier this week, on his morning radio show, Holmes referred to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan as a 'cheeky darkie' ...
"As the bomb threat was made, debate in NZ over Holmes's comments continued to rage.
"A producer of Television New Zealand's (TVNZ) evening Holmes show has resigned and other staff are also believed to want to leave the program ..."
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