Hwang Bo-seung-hee on Radio: "KBS Must Immediately Fire Joo Jin-woo for Mocking MB"

Joo Jin-woo Reads Letter to MB on Radio

Hwang Bo-seung-hee, a member of the People Power Party, is questioning Jeong Jae-hoon, President of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, during the comprehensive audit of the Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee held at the National Assembly on the 23rd of last month. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Amid controversy over Joo Jin-woo mocking former President Lee Myung-bak on the radio, Hwang Bo-seung-hee, a member of the People Power Party, raised her voice on the 3rd, urging Yang Seung-dong, president of KBS, to "immediately dismiss the agitator Joo Jin-woo." Joo currently hosts KBS1 radio's "Joo Jin-woo's Live."

On the same day, Hwang posted on her Facebook, saying, "For KBS president Yang Seung-dong to protect the honor of public broadcasting members and the value of license fees, there is no other way but to immediately dismiss the agitator Joo Jin-woo."

She criticized, "Public broadcaster KBS has degenerated into a podcast," adding, "On the 29th of last month, unbelievable content was broadcast on 'Joo Jin-woo's Live.' Host Joo conducted a low-quality personal broadcast that would only befit a personal podcast. He used the public resource of public broadcasting waves as a cursed shamanistic ritual."

'Joo Jin-woo's Live' host Joo Jin-woo. Photo by KBS1 Radio broadcast screen capture.

Earlier, on the 29th of last month, Joo read a letter addressed to the former president on KBS1 radio's "Joo Jin-woo's Live."

Joo said, "For the sake of justice in this land, I pray that Your Excellency spends your 17 years in prison healthily and wisely and is released at the end of your term. Your Excellency, I will see you on your 96th birthday," making remarks that seemed to mock the former president, whose heavy sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court, causing controversy.

Regarding this, Representative Hwang pointed out, "Joo has a history of appearing on MBC's current affairs program 'Straight,' receiving 6 million won per episode. Calculated annually, that amounts to 312 million won, similar to the MBC president's salary," and added, "Considering the low viewership ratings of 1-2% at the time, Joo's appearance fee can only be seen as a price for biased broadcasting."

She continued, "Even after moving to KBS, Joo's biased broadcasting and cursed shamanistic rituals continue," emphasizing, "KBS, operated with the public's license fees, must disclose how much it pays Joo as compensation for biased broadcasting."

Furthermore, she stated, "As a public broadcaster, KBS has the duty to maintain dignity and fair broadcasting," and reiterated criticism, saying, "Providing public resources such as broadcasting waves and high appearance fees to agitator Joo, who blatantly reveals a specific political stance and ruthlessly tramples opposing opinions, is an act of KBS throwing away the 'value of license fees' it cherishes as if its life depended on it."

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