<\/a>Rahm Emanuel<\/p><\/div>\n
Emanuel:<\/strong> Yeah, but it\u2019s 2 in the morning.<\/em><\/p>\nVasquez:<\/strong> That\u2019s what time my show is on. I appreciate that you answered the phone. We were honestly expecting to get your voice mail, so I apologize for waking you up. I wanted to say hello and thank you for answering the phone. Now I have to invite you on the show sometime. Apparently . . . were you awake?<\/em><\/p>\nEmanuel:<\/strong> I was sleeping.<\/em><\/p>\nVasquez:<\/strong> I know. Why do you answer the phone? I don\u2019t answer the phone when I don\u2019t recognize the number. So I actually appreciate that you answered.<\/em><\/p>\nEmanuel:<\/strong> I\u2019m going to bed.<\/em><\/p>\nVasquez:<\/strong> OK. Good night, sir. Thank you so much and we hope that you can come on the show sometime. We have a lot to talk about.<\/em><\/p>\nEmanuel:<\/strong> OK.<\/em><\/p>\nVasquez:<\/strong> Thank you.<\/em><\/p>\nEmanuel:<\/strong> OK.<\/em><\/p>\nVasquez:<\/strong> Bye bye.<\/em><\/p>\nAnd that was it. Everyone in the studio reacted as if it were hysterically funny. So did some listeners, including one fan of the show who described it as \u201ca home run\u201d and \u201cvery compelling radio.\u201d The recording soon was posted online.<\/p>\n
But not everyone was laughing.<\/p>\n
The next day an aide to the mayor made it clear to station management that Emanuel did not appreciate the calls.<\/p>\n
Even before City Hall weighed in, sources said, WGN bosses already were in damage-control mode: They deleted the audio of \u201cWake Up Call to Rahm Emanuel\u201d from their website, canceled the bit for good, and suspended Vasquez and her producer for one night.<\/p>\n
In response to a request for comment Thursday, Todd Manley, vice president of content and programming at WGN, said: \u201cIt was an action everyone involved regrets, and we have apologized to the Mayor. This unfortunate incident doesn\u2019t reflect the kind of show Patti has worked so hard to build.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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