On December 15 , 2006 , KFI suspended Handel for one week after an on-air shouting match with Jamie White on FM sister station 98.7 KYSR . White allegedly told one of Handel 's daughters to " get out " of his studio . Handel later apologized , claiming he lost his temper and had overreacted without having all the facts . Jamie White later said publicly as a guest on 97.1 KLSX ( now KAMP ) that she understood Handel 's reaction as a parent and that she and Handel had seen each other months later at a radio event and " were fine . " On May 13 , 2009 , Handel commented on a show about health care that the U.S. government should " euthanize old people , " " sell Glendale to get rid of the Armenians " and " get rid of the Irish and the Italians too . " These comments were followed up the next day when a listener sent a letter requesting an apology for the remarks he made . After reading his letter aloud , his board operator , Lara Hermanson , joked that " what the Turks started , Bill will finish " referencing the Armenian Genocide . KFI AM 640 Program Director Robin Bertolucci apologized and maintained that Handel was " clearly engaging in parody and hyperbole to point out the absurdity of genocide as a solution to rising health care costs . No one was actually advocating hatred against Armenians . The comments were obviously said in jest , in the same breath with advocating euthanasia for the elderly and genocide for the Jews . The comments made were solely mocking the idea of genocide and were n't intended to be about Armenians any more than they were about euthanasia for the elderly . " On June 11 , 2009 , a formal apology was issued by Handel and Hermanson for their comments
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