It seems Daniel Mason, a former DJ at KNGY-FM (Energy 92.7) here in San Francisco, is a bit bitter over being fired for slacking off on the job. In a sorry attempt to launch a boycott of the radio station's big Gay Pride dance (called "Queen") scheduled for Saturday at Pier 27, Mason and Matt Consola (owner of Redzone Records) have sent emails to local media outlets claiming Mason was fired for being HIV-positive, and that KNGY doesn't support the gay community.
All evidence to the contrary, Mr. Mason.
Energy 92.7 supports the gay community in spades (more than any other radio station in the country, I bet), and their support of HIV organizations is beyond reproach.
Matthew Baker, another former KNGY DJ who is now at KFOG-FM, has called Mason's boycott threat "retarded." And Jim Carroll, managing director at Equality California (for whom Queen is raising money), has said, "I can't think of a radio station that is more friendly to the community."
Perhaps Daniel Mason can find an empty shack somewhere along the wharf this weekend and hold a counter-event to Queen.
"Bitter Queen," anyone?
