MONTREAL — Over a career that spanned five decades, André Arthur became known as the king of Quebec City radio, the acid tongue that prompted dozens of lawsuits and moulded the “trash radio” style that today prevails in the Quebec capital. (Quebec City police later arrested two men and described the arson as a hate crime.) But with Quebec City talk radio hosts under increased scrutiny, it will be hard for Arthur, 74, to stage another comeback. Richard Martineau of CHOI said he regularly defends Quebec City radio against accusations that it is trash. “There are so many people who take pleasure out of smacking Quebec City radio without understanding it, that at a certain point, dammit, you have to be careful.

Source: National Post January 31, 2018 01:41 UTC