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EDITORIAL: Oops, We Did It Again On April 1

Our KHTS April Fool’s prank of placing a toll booth on the Camp Plenty Bridge received thousands of comments.

While 99 percent of these have been positive, about a dozen residents are not happy with our humor.

For those who do not see the humor, we apologize.

Our intent, like most humor, was to heavily exaggerate to allow everyone to see the issues from a different perspective.

My wife and I are strong supporters of Canyon Country. We have lived in Canyon Country for 22 years. Our kids went to public school in Canyon Country.

Both our KHTS studios and transmitter site are in Canyon Country.

Over the years, we have been one of Canyon Country’s leading supporters. That’s why we felt that if anyone could justify having a little fun with the east side of the valley, we could.

There are a small minority of residents who do not see the humor in our story and are truly upset. We appreciate their feelings and apologize for anyone we may have inadvertently offended.

We have also heard feedback from city staff who have mentioned that upset KHTS listeners and readers have contacted them regarding our fake news story.

Now is as good an opportunity as any to mention that city of Santa Clarita staff and officials had absolutely no involvement or prior knowledge of our prank.

The Assemblyman Scott Wilk quotes were not authorized — actually they were made up out of whole cloth. However, it is still the opinion of both radio station co-owners that he is “boyishly good looking.”

We also did not speak to any representatives from Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon’s Beverly Hills office. 

Here’s the original fake news story about a toll booth in Canyon Country.


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EDITORIAL: Oops, We Did It Again On April 1

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