680/The Fan’s Chadd Scott said he was fired for Tweets about Delta Air Lines
Chadd Scott, who does sports updates for 680/The Fan, said he was fired today for negative Tweets about Delta Air Lines, a major sponsor at the station.
In a text message this evening, he said he was informed about Delta’s unhappiness when he was dismissed by the Fan.
The Fan president David Dickey confirmed that Scott has been let go but declined to say why. “He’s a good guy and we wish him well,” he said. I’ve also checked with Delta Air Lines and am awaiting a response. (As of 7:19 p.m. Tuesday, I had not heard back from Delta.)
Scott, who has worked at 790/The Zone, Colin Cowherd and Michael Savage in the past, complained about a Delta delay Monday in St. Louis on his Twitter page and the fact they didn’t have enough de-icing fluid. Within a few hours, he was let go from the Fan, where he does sports updates for the station’s afternoon shows and produces the Chuck & Chernoff show. Here’s a sample Tweet from yesterday: “the bean counter who saved delta a few bucks in st. lou hoping he wouldn’t need more de-icing fluid this year screwed a lot of people today”
He apparently deleted this particular tweet after the fact but someone did save it. This is the one that probably got him in trouble because he referenced Buck Belue’s endorsement deal with Delta:
“hey @buckbelue8 ur boys at #delta have botched my travel – & thousands of others – miserably today. may want 2 rethink that endorsement.”
Scott said in a text that the Fan requested he delete that tweet above so as not to threaten Belue’s endorsement or the salesperson’s commission. He complied.
At the time this happened, he had about 800 followers. (As of 7:15 p.m. today, he has 1,085.)
Scott began working at the Fan in October, 2008.
Here are some of Scott’s Tweets today:
I value honesty, openness & your follow-ship. I want 2 inform u I was fired from my radio job Monday for tweets critical of Delta Airlines.
Delta leaned on my station threatening to pull advertising after I tweeted travel difficulties in AM.
While pressure from mutli-billion $ company got me canned, at least I added @deltassist as a Twitter follower. #winning
I don’t blame radio station, huge company threatened to pull advertising $$$. I was easy sacrifice.
To prove I can take as good as I give, I’d like 2 applaud myself 4 being fired on an “off day.” #rare Almost Costanza-ish
The message 4 media: companies r monitoring social media, they have 0 sense of humor & will use power 2 silence critics no matter how small
So if you are a radio station looking for someone w/ 10 yrs network & major market experience, or need some yard work done, I’m available.
Join my Facebook fan page and Twitter.
By Rodney Ho, rho@ajc.com, AJCRadioTV blog
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243 comments Add your comment
atlantaradiosucks
March 16th, 2011
3:13 pm
midst of football news? WHAT football news? WHO CARES about the fine details of the collective bargaining agreement. Yeah, that sounds exciting. Yup, practically prime time for NFL news.
J. Redd
March 16th, 2011
3:18 pm
This has nothing to do with free speech you twerps. No one stopped him from speaking. What you need to know os that there is no guarantee that you are safe from pushback when you say something stupid like this. For a man in his position, this was stupid free speech.
Yeah Right
March 16th, 2011
3:22 pm
Im luvin it -FYI GA is a right to beat you state. Your employer can fire/beat you if you look at them wrong. You have to know free speech ain’t free. It costs! In this case he is out of a job. Tweeting, facebook and other forms of instant news are creating instant job openings for those dumb enough to use it under their real names.
2012
March 16th, 2011
3:28 pm
‘roid rage will get you every time
@FinanceBuzz
March 16th, 2011
3:43 pm
I can understand companies firing employees for some things said on Twitter or Facebook (Gilbert Gottfried and Aflac come to mind). But this sounds like reasonable criticism and frustration. I like Delta and try to always fly them, but this is a bush league move to get someone fired for a fairly innocuous tweet. I have tweeted this article to bring negative publicity on Delta. That is the great thing about the Internet. People can easily speak against this type of behavior. If enough people do it, then positive change can be effected.
Brandon's Gone
March 16th, 2011
4:13 pm
Major advertiser. Pays your salary. Feeds you and your girlfriend dinner. (Still think you are not really heterosexual). You tweet against that Company. Easy call. You deserve to get fired. Take your condescending comments somewhere else. Never liked the guy and his Mike Vick love affair. Anything Vick was always reported by Chaddie.
Jay
March 16th, 2011
4:14 pm
Just for the record…Delta purchases de-icing fluid from many of the airports they serve, so Chadd should have been upset at the St.Louis Airport Authority, NOT Delta! And for “Screw Delta”…Southwest will be good for Atlanta as far as competition goes, but they will need pontoons on those 737’s to make it across the “great pond”! But since it sounds like you only make it as far as Panama City Beach, then you keep Southwest!
Floyd
March 16th, 2011
5:04 pm
Delta sucks, no question about that. But this kid has it wrong. The deicing is done by a third party service provider. Probably every airline at that airport had the same problem
Chadd Sc(NOT)tt
March 16th, 2011
5:46 pm
Dont worry about me guys, I will be writing a steady stream of tweets for chuckoliver.org!!
Freakshow Blue
March 16th, 2011
6:57 pm
So this clown joked when UGA died. What a human piece of filth !!! Thank Gawd he has been fired. Really though, what should expect from an Auburn english cigarette?
jjwilson
March 16th, 2011
11:12 pm
Chad Scott was a frickin dewfuss! Thee Atlanta Hawks, Thee Atlanta Braves, Thee Atlanta Falcons. Are you kidding me Dude? Use proper english when announcing in America. This isn’t the only he scewed up. I turned down the sound when ever his updates came on, I’mmmm Chad Scott on thee radio.
The Guru
March 17th, 2011
12:10 am
I’ve been listening all week and it’s a relief to hear Mitch Evans on with both Matt & Chuck and Buck & John. He’s not a smarmy smartass like hanging Chadd. Yeah, he’s a Yankee (and a Yankee fan…we know the truth Mitchie!!!) but I’ll overlook that drawback. Always provides info and entertainment. That’s why we’re listening, right?
Lou
March 17th, 2011
12:43 am
I won’t miss him. He sounded like he should be doing radio in the smallest market around. He read his sports updates by the word instead of talking like he was having a conversation with the listener. He barely could say his name right. He always said “I’m Chad Scott?” like he didn’t know who he was. He added nothing to that station and what exactly did he do with “The Herd?” Why in the world he would think anyone would be sitting around wondering is Chad Scott getting home okay is beyond me.
Will
March 17th, 2011
4:23 am
How’s the unemployment line chadd? maybe you can get a job with the family. All in Right?
Will
March 17th, 2011
4:26 am
Delta,
Cowherd hates you too. Can you help us out and get that douchebag fired too?
justin
March 17th, 2011
10:51 am
In the halls of 790 the story is that Chadd came back from ESPN Radio to Atlanta and did the exact same thing to Kroger! Then he was taken off any hosting duties and relegated to updates. If that is true he swung and missed twice. He was banned from the other sports station from hosting for the exact same behavior. That would be really dumb. Any truth Rodney?
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Kirk vanden Puma
March 17th, 2011
12:16 pm
Political correctness run amok again. One mistake and they cut your throat. Disgraceful.
Love Chuck and Chernoff. Like Buck. Don’t care much for Kincaid. That new lady in the morning is terrible.
Gene Chizdik
March 17th, 2011
12:56 pm
Nice gap in your teeth douche bag. How you get that anyway ????? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
Buck Belue wears a toupee
March 17th, 2011
12:58 pm
move back to auuburn get a job collecting cow patties.
Delta Sucks
March 17th, 2011
6:08 pm
As much as I liked Chad, that was pretty stupid. Hope he lands on his feet. Maybe 790 the zone will pick him up and give me a reason to listen. Hans is the only one on that show that is worth listening to.
680 the Fan
March 17th, 2011
6:56 pm
Hey now that there is an opening at 680 the Fan please hire Hans Hiser. He’s the last radio host left in Atlanta that doesn’t work for 680 the fan. Wish he worked at 680 so I could hear him more.
Chad
March 17th, 2011
7:02 pm
Chad don’t listen to these retards above. You made a mistake that cost you your job, but don’t listen to these d-bags above. You’ll land on your feet somewhere. Wish you the best. I’m sure The King will miss you always paying his tab with his cheap a$$.
Leedawg
March 17th, 2011
9:17 pm
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. Be smart enough to know that social media has become enough of a force that employers are monitoring for remarks that make them look bad in any way. Don’t be a Chad. He was hooooooooorrible anyway. My 4 year old can read copy as good or better than that tool.
Roger
March 18th, 2011
12:27 am
Shame On You Delta!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38w1wInRArA
This video is a result of being jacked around by ticket agents and gate grunts. Everything from confiscating a computer bag that was within size regulation, being charged excessively for checking bags, and even more so for having to change flights, as well as assistance on the phone.
Now they fired Chadd Scott of The Fan in Atlanta for calling them on Twitter on a problem. They threatened to pull all of their advertising because of it. That’s why nobody has run with this video, except for the folks that agree in the media, but don’t want to be martyrs. Chadd was and should be commended for standing up to the Delta slugs. But Delta is still a crap airline.and they gave bonuses to 80,000 employees when they should be fixing their planes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38w1wInRArA
Will
March 18th, 2011
1:51 am
Chadd you need to listen to us, you are a douchebag. Either change or never get back on the radio.
Rodney Ho Moe
March 18th, 2011
8:43 am
Chaddddd one word sticks out from all the comments above….. DOUCHE BAG.
All in… the unemployment line.
The Truth
March 18th, 2011
9:08 am
Good for 680. In this economy, maybe all the talking heads might think twice about “biting the hand that feeds them”. Delta is perfectly free to spend their money however they want. A lesson for 790?
Donald Finley
March 18th, 2011
3:55 pm
should have been the morning show and the rest of those bums including the bums on 790 they all suck!
Dancer @ the Cheetah
March 18th, 2011
9:07 pm
thank goodness this LOSER got fired, hopefully he will move away. we are sick & tired of looking at his ugly a$$ every weekend.
Will is a Homo
March 19th, 2011
9:42 am
The guy Will making these posts is a f$$cking loser. Just thought I’d point that out. He probably lives at home in the basement like Chuck Oliver.
JOE
March 19th, 2011
4:26 pm
You know those people at Delta that monitor social networks are the same lame gate agents and ticket agents that are rude behind the computer. When you are at the counter the majority of the agents are either are reading there facebook accounts and twittering?
Pago Flyer
March 19th, 2011
9:30 pm
Don’t people know everything is public…nothing is private. Wake up.
Stevereeno
March 19th, 2011
9:32 pm
In this day and age reconsider what you are sending before you hit send. He didn’t have to mention names. Or brands.
As for Delta, the big kahuna with the big stick (Delta) sure looks like a big mean bullly getting a lowley producer fired at the local AM radio sports station.
Adam
March 19th, 2011
9:39 pm
Don’t think Chadd will be going back to the zone. They let him go the same time as Cellini and Drew Waddell. They said they had to trim payroll and a “consultant” recommended 2 other people to get rid of to save the money and they chose to get rid of Nick, Chadd, and Drew. The Bottom Line was dismantled, Dimino, Chuck Oliver and Chris Cotter in the afternoon was the replacement.
Chadd’s too smart to have done this without something else going on. Maybe Neal is ready to hire some help?
dawg
March 19th, 2011
10:19 pm
So what’s new The Georgia Bulldog Radio Station has fired someone for speaking truth, WOW, Now Belue can tell us more about the wonderful Gdawgs, Whooo Wheeee, Such a joke of a station,
Fred
March 19th, 2011
10:20 pm
Delta sucks. They’ve been running roughshod over Atlanta for decades. Fork them.
HaleGM
March 20th, 2011
1:34 am
Apparently David Dickey is of insufficient character to do what I decided to do in 1994: Tell Delta he would no longer use their services. My reason was about a $150 charge to change my flight schedule to another day. Besides, I like flying Continental through Houston anyway. And, I like having all that extra cash in my pocket. David Dickey is the kind of boss you hope you are never so unlucky to get. I don’t know what David Dickey sees when he looks in the mirror. Like my wife tells me, there is a God sitting high and looking low. He doesn’t miss a thing, David.
cumu-less
March 20th, 2011
11:19 am
The Dickeys are basically narcissistic sociopaths. They treat employees like inanimate objects. Sure all businesses have to be aware of the bottom line but what these clowns miss is that if you actually treat good employees very well and with respect they would in turn give you their best effort. they just want to collect radio stations without worrying about quality of programming or treating employees well.
Will
March 21st, 2011
2:52 am
lol @ “Will is a homo dude” You can’t even post your name. It’s probably Chadd with two D’s Scott. You better believe he is sitting at home reading all these comments every day. I might be reading these comment too Chadd, but the difference between you and I is that I still have my Job.
I got some yard work you can do chadd, I will only hire you if you don’t speak ever.
Brandon's Gone
March 21st, 2011
3:14 pm
I only hope that Chaddie pooh moves away to another city. Obviously from the comments above he has burned both sports radio station bridges here. I hear that Philly is hiring. That’s where your Mike Vick updates can occur every single day because of his presence there. Good luck up there Tweetie.
Chuck Oliver's ex-wife
March 23rd, 2011
2:20 pm
he pissed off 680 management many times with his SMUG, ARROGANT behavior… they were looking for an excuse to fire him, he gave them one, THE END.
and he is a total douche
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