680/The Fan’s Chadd Scott said he was fired for Tweets about Delta Air Lines

joe

March 15th, 2011
4:36 pm

Wow, how wil chuck n chernoff shurvive? Dem boyz don’t kno whit buttins to poosh.

Jam Pony

March 15th, 2011
4:37 pm

Double D is all about the money… Saltzy over at 790 will take you in a heart beat. Good ole Buck & Kincaid could’nt help you huh! LOL !!! Damn, and on your day off…

Neil form Tucker

March 15th, 2011
4:45 pm

Good riddance!
Chadd was an insufferable D-bag!
The Mitch is a much better compliment to the best radio show in the ATL.

McPants

March 15th, 2011
4:47 pm

This is why you secure your twitter account and don’t allow just anyone to see it #lessonlearned

Wreckbuzz

March 15th, 2011
4:48 pm

Thanks for putting this story out there Rodney. I know Delta has been or maybe still is an advertiser at the AJC and if they’d get Chadd Scott fired, maybe they would try to pressure the AJC too.

Delta needs to apologize to Chadd Scott and ask 680 The Fan to reinstate him. No other result is acceptable.

Good Kid

March 15th, 2011
4:49 pm

And the update guy this afternoon dropped the F bomb while trying to say, “Mark Fox.” C&C even replayed it back to him before their show ended.

Slugger

March 15th, 2011
4:50 pm

Wow it sure if funny how stories get twisted. Here is one of @chaddscott original tweets that was deleted. This guy has a history of popping off and making dumb comments. Not his first time. Wonder if he will learn?

“hey @buckbelue8 ur boys at #delta have botched my travel – & thousands of others – miserably today. may want 2 rethink that endorsement.”

Dave Metcalf

March 15th, 2011
4:53 pm

It’s pretty sad that Delta would pressure 680 over a few ranting complaints. People rant on Twitter all the time. No offense to Chadd but I don’t think he is big enough to bring Delta down.

Benjamin

March 15th, 2011
5:10 pm

Slugger, you’re monitoring/saving his tweets?

[That tweet, by the way, was included in the article.]

Im luvin it

March 15th, 2011
5:10 pm

What ever happened to free speech!!! Take 680 the fan to court!!!

Don't Like Bullies

March 15th, 2011
5:15 pm

Chadd Scott was a good man! I hope he winds up at 790 The Zone where I will be listening from now on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

atl sports

March 15th, 2011
5:31 pm

Slugger has time to monitor all tweets. Pretty funny repeating a “secret” tweet referenced in the article.

Media Maven

March 15th, 2011
5:40 pm

I heard The Mitch live today….he DID NOT drop the f-bomb in pronouncing Mark Fox’s name….they edited it to sound that way. I hope they bring Mitchie on fulltime…he has a history with C&C and B&K, is the consummate pro, and having him on fulltime would no doubt add some humor to both shows. Chadd Scott….what a dumb ass.

fred

March 15th, 2011
5:54 pm

Good for Delta, this guy sounds like a moron. Complaining about a flight being delayed via twitter?

observor

March 15th, 2011
6:04 pm

The funniest thing to me about this whole situation, is he took vacation time to go to St. Louis so he could lift weights. If the dork didn’t waste his vacation on such pointless endeavors, this would of never happened.

observor

March 15th, 2011
6:05 pm

Of course, I guess taking a vacation for weight lifting is nearly as lame as taking a vacation to go bird watching, which he did a few months back.

It better to sit there an look like an idiot than open mouth and remove all doubt

March 15th, 2011
6:08 pm

“What ever happened to free speech!!! Take 680 the fan to court!!!”

Well ” Im luvin it” How about heading back to McDonalds.

The first amendment protects “free speech” from “Government interference” no one else. . If you are dumb enough to piss your boss, then absent a signed contact your mostly likey gone, even on your day off.

clix

March 15th, 2011
6:10 pm

I always wondered if his handwriting was bad or he didn’t look over his notes before the updates. seemed to struggle and stumble through much of it. all in all seemed like a decent cuss but was very unprofessional in his presentations.

2nd Cup

March 15th, 2011
6:13 pm

Tweeters in general have rotten handwriting. I don’t have Twitter. A total and colossal waste of time.

Screw Delta

March 15th, 2011
6:20 pm

Just shows how f’ed up Delta is. I stopped flying them when they deleted 23 yrs worth of miles simply because I didn’t fly for 2 yrs (gee… perhaps because AirTran flys for 1/3 the price??)

Now I have another reason for big blue to die and go away — which will come soon enough when SWA comes to Atlanta!!!

Burman Fisher

March 15th, 2011
6:23 pm

David Dickey has no cojones! He should have told the Delta person applying the pressure to go to hell and take his advertising elsewhere. I flew Delta to NY and back last week with my family — what a crummy airline — they’ve deteriorated to a 2nd class outfit.

SalMonela

March 15th, 2011
6:29 pm

Chad has every “right” to say what he did, but when he uses the pulpit of his twitter account (which lets face it, nobody would follow if it weren’t for his radio station gig) to bite the hand that feeds him, he has to accept that free speech can carry consequences. Kinda like Charlie Sheen bashing his producers. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

SpaceyG

March 15th, 2011
6:30 pm

Someone working for NPR (still) recently called the NPR Board a bunch of *pus*ies.* On-air. Compared to the suits at 680 the NPR Board looks like Charlie Sheen.

Biff Tannen

March 15th, 2011
6:32 pm

Slugger is a slug. LOL

Mike

March 15th, 2011
6:34 pm

I know I always fly only Delta because Buck Belue tells me how great they are. I came to that decision while eating at the Firkin and Gryphon. I felt safe because my dog was at Man’s Best Friend and my home was being protected by Ackerman security. Thanks advertising. I use these products because my trusty host over at 680 tell me how great they are and I know I can trust them because companies pay them money.

Seriously, who reads Chadd Scott or Buck Belue’s twitter pages? Rather sketchy/big brothery of the idiots at Delta. Shouldn’t they be focused on making new ways to have more late flights than any other airline while nickel and diming people to death?

Shame on Dickey broadcasting and Delta. Ohh…and Chadd is a moron for doing this.

Lost In Translation

March 15th, 2011
6:39 pm

This is the problem with Twitter, Facebook, Email, Texting…..messages get lost in translation. Chad thought he was being humorous, well obviuosly the humor was lost in the 140 chracters he had to post his message. companies are all about emailing to get messages across, when verbal communication should come into play more often. Either way, hiding behind written words to get your point across, as in twitter, is pretty lame. Think chad would have walked up to the girl at the airport who was eating the candy and told her it would have helped with her stomach as he pointed out in his tweet??? I’m going to guess probably not. Getting good information from reporters on twitter is one thing, following guys who just spout off to be shocking is another. How many times do we see people getting pointed out for making foolish remarks on twitter or facebook….A TON! It’s just all about common sense…period!

JAS

March 15th, 2011
6:41 pm

Just curious, has anyone from 680 or Delta confirmed or even commented any of this? Or is this just one fired twit and the Delta-hating AJC’s word against….no ones?

bob

March 15th, 2011
6:49 pm

Chad should be ashamed for getting the reference wrong, getting fired on your day off is a Friday(movie) reference, not seinfeld, booo chad…… But everyone should tweet until delta gets 680 to re-hire the guy!

And screwdelta, I too lost tons of skymiles because I didnt fly for a few years, I never knew they went bad and thought I had them until I tried to fly again, yeah I avoid delta every chance I get and now that we got southwest coming in here we can avoid them even more.

RomeDawg

March 15th, 2011
6:54 pm

I love that Delta pushing their weight around just keeps the bad publicity in the media. Face it, Delta has long been known for poor customer service by those of us that travel regularly.

I do think Chadd’s tweets were not very well thought but firing the guy seems a bit…premature.

JAS, are you naive enough to think either party you mentioned would ever comment on this matter. The only information we can be left to go with is what Chadd’s latest tweet implied, which going by his previous tweet, probably reeks with honesty.

straightshooter

March 15th, 2011
6:55 pm

He was able and did excercise his right to free speech and he faced the consequences of that free speech. You can spout off whatever you want, but be prepared for the consequences

Bustin' Loose!

March 15th, 2011
7:21 pm

Unbelievable. Delta is such a half-assed organization, what a bunch of bitches. They should have apologized for the terrible service.

In this economy, to get hired for telling the truth is a little alarming. Hope the guy finds a new gig. Will probably become a celebrity because of this.

Bustin' Loose!

March 15th, 2011
7:22 pm

fired, excuse me

680 Fan

March 15th, 2011
7:22 pm

Chad obviously wasn’t thinking – poor guy. Mitch Evans is better than anyone in ATL radio – he brings passion and energy to everything he does! Bring back The Mitch! Bring back The Mitch – he deserves to be back on air in afternoon drive!

RoadDawg

March 15th, 2011
7:25 pm

I fly Delta pretty much weekly, get quick customer service when I call or email them, and as for delays…they HAPPEN. No airline is immune to delays, and when your main hub is at the busiest airport in the world, you’re more likely to have system delays, just b/c of volume.

As far as you people that lost your miles…have you ever heard of READING your user-agreements? I find it difficult to believe that Delta would just willy-nilly take your miles away, without a policy in place to handle the situation. Yes, their old policy sucked…which is why they changed it. Caveat emptor…dummies.

Who is Chad Scott anyway?

March 15th, 2011
7:30 pm

You’re ignorance towards corporate monitoring of social media is astounding considering who your past employer was. I say good for 680/The Fan for being able to cut-loose such an ignorant employee. Besides, really, you bash Delta – in Atlanta – while you work for a company that accepts ad dollars from them? D.U.M.B.

Mike

March 15th, 2011
7:35 pm

How did 680/Delta find out about this? Did Buck turn him in?

JacketFanMarcus

March 15th, 2011
7:42 pm

Kind of silly forcing a company to fire someone for some silly little statements. An over reaction by Delta. Very stupid. Just suspend the kid and keep it moving.

As a former Gold Medallion member who was finally happy when AirTran started direct flights w/ business class to California, now I go with has the best price, which is usually Airtran….

radioBoy

March 15th, 2011
8:09 pm

mcPants only has it half right — y’all need to be extremely careful what you tweet. if i think there’s even a remote possibility a boss or some1 of importance could use it against me, i don’t tweet it. plain and simple common sense people. i used to work for the dickeys, they’re extremely loyal and good to their employees, but they answer to advertisers who throw big money at them. and i don’t blame them a bit

Chuckles™

March 15th, 2011
8:17 pm

I hate to see self-induced career changes. I wish Chadd the best of luck finding work in this market. He’s talented, and a nice listen.

As for going back to DaZone, you never know. They’ve been down to Steakie doing updates at times when things were REALLY lean, but now that Lincoln Financial owns things, they might look into his services now that he’s a free agent again.

As for The Mitch – you gotta love him. And, as a bonus, Mike Bell can do his ‘Mitch & his Wife’ bits again, now that he’s got the potential for a permanent gig. “Oh geezzzzzeee, hunneeeeee”…

Chi Town

March 15th, 2011
8:25 pm

Who cares? This guy was the biggest douche bag on the radio.

Isnt he a Barner?

Mike

March 15th, 2011
8:29 pm

Thanks Rodney.

To me it comes across like an overreaction on Delta’s side but a tremendously stupid error on Chadd’s side.

People have their opinion made on an airline like Delta based on Delta performance…not some random AM radio update guy that had a bad experience.

Sad on both sides.

side note:

Did the Shaggy guy from 790 ever land a new job?

i know

March 15th, 2011
8:41 pm

There’s a whole department of people at Delta that monitor social networking sites.

Jason T

March 15th, 2011
8:42 pm

Just a dumb ass move by a $30K ( maybe) sports dude who thinks he’s so important that he tweets crap like he did. Guess what, delays happen and you think your inconvenience requires you to slam the airline.? Hope lesson learned and you get over your self import attitude, kudos to DD for blowing his butt out.

WTF??

March 15th, 2011
8:49 pm

I understand the corporate sponsorship courtesy thing, but in the end, the guy got fired for telling the truth. Delta’s a joke. Snatch him up, 790. Chadd’s too edgy to be on 680 The Dud anyway.

Steak Sauce

March 15th, 2011
8:53 pm

Chad Scottttt, “thee” bum got ran, good. He got on my last nerve. Also, listen to Mitch Evans with headphones on someday and you’ll kill yourself. He talks right up till he almost passes out, then this LONGGGGG inhale of breath, and does it over and over. Both of them got hold my jock, cha cha. I’m off to the Palm with Sophie.

yellafella

March 15th, 2011
8:55 pm

em i love delta

TG

March 15th, 2011
9:05 pm

This is making me laugh. Let’s get real, people. Just about all of us have done what he did! Everybody has tweeted a complaint or put it on Facebook. He has every right to speak his mind.

Yes, it wasn’t the smartest thing to do but what he said was true. They were out of de-icing fluid in a major city that has snow/ice on an almost daily basis in the winter. Dumb move on Delta’s part and a legitimate gripe.

What I find appalling is Delta acting like a big bully. They make themselves look like an immature tween boy who gets his kicks from beating up on everyone. To make this big of a deal out of it makes them appear incredibly petty and thin skinned. If everyone even remotely connected with Delta makes a complaint, are they going to get all of them fired, too? Is this guy’s opinion that important?

Seems like their energy would be better spent on actually doing their jobs right so complaints like this wouldn’t be made in the first place.

Marty

March 15th, 2011
9:11 pm

Delta just plain sux. I quit flying on them long ago. Won’t be picking them back up any time soon. I get reminded each day why I do not deal with them when I come to work because my employer has hired many of them and they are not the brightest bunch.

Ted

March 15th, 2011
9:16 pm

This is an example of an idiot mouthing off without thinking, and having the audacity to put a hashtag on his tweet. Gee, he’s not so smart, is he? Atlanta sports radio is garbage anyway, but I guess when you’re trying to fill column space in the AJC you have to find something to write about.

Ross

March 15th, 2011
9:20 pm

Hang up on him!

dave

March 15th, 2011
9:29 pm

Chad looks like a dumas …. dont bite the hand that helps put food in that big mouth of yours … dumas

No Defense for Delta

March 15th, 2011
9:33 pm

Road Dawg “As far as you people that lost your miles…have you ever heard of READING your user-agreements? I find it difficult to believe that Delta would just willy-nilly take your miles away, without a policy in place to handle the situation. Yes, their old policy sucked…which is why they changed it. Caveat emptor…dummies.”

> That’s the very issue, Dawg. Delta CHANGED their Frequent Flier policy AFTER people had accumulated tens, if not hundreds of thousands of miles. They just changed BACK to no expiration date policy last month after they purged BILLIONS of miles from the system. THEY ARE SCUM (reading this Delta execs – you suck my pie hole and I will never fly you again!) and there is nothing you can say that can defend that policy. Next time you post, check your facts ney you look like an idiot.

Crumpy is frisky

March 15th, 2011
9:37 pm

Who cares! This barner got what he deserved. He had the personality of a wet fart. Go save the tooters corner trees D-bag.

Jason "yiddish" Cofar

March 15th, 2011
9:38 pm

Good riddance to this tool

rod

March 15th, 2011
9:39 pm

d i am a native atlantan ani quit delta 5 years ago as a gold and silver medallion for years when they did not reimburse despite death certificates presented, a flight attendant telling me to get my own paper towels from Jacksonville to Atlanta while she sat there reading a book, etc. I switched to Airtran and have not missed a beat. Now that the big D cant stop Southwest it is going to be great

Chad left the Zone and went to 680. doubt he comes back. also Delta us being petty but Chad should not have been so dumb in insulting them.

Fire Kincade & yuk yuk....belue

March 15th, 2011
9:43 pm

680 is weak,…corporate shills to “save” some ad dollars by firing the update guy??? Good thing their signal is still stronger than 790 because their talent and content is not. Kincade should move to Winnipeg with the Thrashers, Buck should join his”buddddddy” Munson in the UGa Moseleum, Rude should go back to cheesy fm dj gigs at weddings, Leo just play retire (amazing no MLB teams want you?), and Chuck & Chernoff should beg 790 for their old spots or hope the Falcons never hit the 790 airwaves. SERIOUSLY…you fired one d-bag to bring in The Mitch? Go figure why most knowledgeable am sports fans (meaning everyone except dumb dawg fans) sees 680 for what it is…..weak (or cheesy Mike and Mike like).

Jon

March 15th, 2011
9:50 pm

Delta has no control over how much deicing fluid STL has in stock. Not their fault, Scott should think twice before ripping a known sponsor through a public medium.

Fire Kincade & yuk yuk....belue

March 15th, 2011
9:54 pm

Please 680…..more @ sshats like Colin Cowerd or Kincade and you’ll be giving money to 790 or Sirius

1911A1

March 15th, 2011
9:58 pm

Delta has been the 800 pound gorilla in Atlanta forever; it’s going to be interesting when the new 800 pound Godzilla (SWA) moves in.

Delta, your arrogance is about to bite you right in your gorilla butt.

Greg Hoffman

March 15th, 2011
10:29 pm

62 comments and I’m the only one that Tweeted this story???

LoMAx Howell

March 15th, 2011
10:31 pm

wow this kid have the perfect face for radio…. CHEEEEERS

Brady

March 15th, 2011
10:32 pm

Don’t feel to bad for anyone who spells the name chad with 2 d’s. i guess the second one stands for dumbass

Mage

March 15th, 2011
10:32 pm

If you don’t know not to bite the hand that feeds you, you should be fired. Now if we can just get rid of Perry Larinteno (sp.).

Orthopaedic surgeon

March 15th, 2011
10:40 pm

“Delta’s bringing the Brown Coats back!” The airline with the worst customer satisfaction in the industry year after year, with horrible on-time arrival stats, provides yet another reason to disdain them. Chadd Scott simply tweeted what every person is thinking when helplessly being inconvenienced by Delta’s incompetence. Scott was an entertaining, intelligent foil for Chuck and Chernoff, will be missed, and may be worth following to another station.

mike

March 15th, 2011
10:42 pm

Don’t feel bad for the guy… you don’t insult a major sponsor in any form. What an idiot.

PMC

March 15th, 2011
10:45 pm

Another victim of social media. Chadd. Keep your head up man. That’s Delta for you.

They mean it when they say Doesn’t EVER LEAVE THE AIRPORT!

It doesn’t matter what coat the CSR wears when they never get you where you need to go on time.

Anonymous Fan

March 15th, 2011
10:46 pm

Chadd had around 925 followers around that time, not around 800.

PMC

March 15th, 2011
10:48 pm

Basically though…. Twitter is hot garbage. Avoid at all costs. It is too easy to say publicly what one is thinking in the moment.

It really doesn’t matter what the airline is, they are all horrific with their schedules. Sure, get there 3 hours early… then sit at the gate for 3 hours while they maintain the plane at the gate instead of the hanger…. then waste another hour waiting in line on a clogged runway…. awesome place to fly Atlanta.

Jon

March 15th, 2011
10:49 pm

I’d take this as a good thing. 680’s shows are absolutely terrible, the worst one being Chuck and Chernoff. The only station in Atlanta that you can find two bigger dorks is the Bert Show.

falconfan44.

March 15th, 2011
10:53 pm

Chad was a condescending smug D-bag. He wont be missed

David Alan

March 15th, 2011
11:00 pm

Delta is by far the worst airline that I have ever flown. They just don’t care about customer service.

As many animals as they have killed in the last few years, I am surprised that someone hasn’t jumped all over this as a major news story in Atlanta. They care about your animals, just about as much as they care about you!

I am sorry that you lost your job over this. Trust me, other doors will open for you with beter opportunities.

DP

March 15th, 2011
11:09 pm

Delta has become a truly evil company over the last 15-20 years. I look forward to their next Chapter 11 filing.

bird

March 15th, 2011
11:12 pm

Wow! This morning, “Rude” from the Rude awakening was just talking about how social media sites were getting people fired, and less than 24 hrs later someone from his same station gets fired. Thats crazy. May be “Mel” can replace Chad? Good Luck Chad!

UGAJD

March 15th, 2011
11:15 pm

I’m not a big fan of Delta’s. From a customer service perspective, they are a poorly run airline. On the other hand, what Hanging Chadd did was stupid. He’s in an industry that thrives on ad revenue. Never bite the hand that feeds you.

on the air

March 15th, 2011
11:16 pm

This is a good way to kill a career!

Why would any other station hire a guy who was fired after he “Tags” the name of a sponsor in a negative social media post (the tag that drives the message to the advertisers account)? Absolute stupidity – biting the hand that feeds you.

As for SWA being some sort of “answer” in ATL – sounds like you guys haven’t flown them. We have AirTran, and they are about to gut them. No more business class and hot new destinations like Tulsa and Kansas City (after stops in Baltimore and Oklahoma City)? Can’t wait for that!

Jerome

March 15th, 2011
11:23 pm

Its kind of poetic justice, Im no fan of this man, he had racial undertones whenever the topic of Black Athletes were ever brought up on C&C(especially Mike Vick). Mitch Evans is a great upgrade!

Chaddddddd Scottttttt

March 15th, 2011
11:24 pm

Now that I’m no longer employed by 680, maybe I’ll have more time to attend The Munsters reunions….I’m a dead ringer for Eddie after all….
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2935526912/nm0665822

BIOMASS

March 15th, 2011
11:28 pm

The long arm of nazi-Delta spanks Chad. This is total crap.

Delta

March 15th, 2011
11:29 pm

Don’t forget the redcoats will save this airline. What a complete joke that these high paid execs evaluate why Delta is circling the drain and this is the best they come up with. Delta deserves everything they don’t get.

tgw1trk

March 15th, 2011
11:31 pm

that guy would read the same 4 stories every 1o minutes exactly the same, word for word, it was mind numbing, good riddance, plus I could tell by the content and tone of his blurbs that he wasn’t a fan of the local teams. With all the sports stories out there, how hard would it be to mix things up bit? Got to be an intern who could do better for less $$……..smart move by DD….C&C is still the best show on local sports radio……period

athdog

March 15th, 2011
11:34 pm

What is he, fifteen years old? Ten years in ‘major media markets’ and he doesn’t yet know how the system works? I wouldn’t hire him simply because he’s obviously an idiot.

Delta

March 15th, 2011
11:37 pm

On the air: Delta’s business class has become a glorified cattle car. I’ll save my money and fly coach on an efficient airline that doesn’t charge for baggage and actually gets me where I’m going ontime. And I guess San Diego, Phoenix, San Francisco, Vegas, and Dallas are all boring destinations currently serviced by SWA.

KimZ'sPackage

March 15th, 2011
11:44 pm

CHADD I guess DELTA is READY when you AIN”T. You can always call U-Haul.

falconfan44.

March 15th, 2011
11:54 pm

Maybe he will find a job with Limbaugh or Beck. He seemed to have a very cynical attitude towards a certain “element” if you will.

Chet Whitlock

March 15th, 2011
11:56 pm

Scott routinely mispronounced words (ex: Falcons CB Dun-tuh Robinson) and put the emphasis at wrong points in every sentence (ex: This IS At-Lan-Ta’s SPORTS station…680 THEE fan). He came off like a robot that was programmed poorly. I have met him, and he is not a pleasant person. I couldn’t be happier about his firing. It will make C&C and B&K all the more enjoyable. Good riddance d-bag!

Houston Nutt Fan

March 16th, 2011
12:01 am

I haven’t been this excited since the Braves were one strike away from taking game 4 of the NLDS!

Matt the Brave

March 16th, 2011
12:09 am

CS, sorta weak asking for a job through Twitter. Your girlfriend works in the sports industry…can’t she help out?

Halsey

March 16th, 2011
12:40 am

I’m not going to say I’m glad he got fired, but I’m also not sad to see him go. He was often rude to callers and came across and pompous.

TRex

March 16th, 2011
12:44 am

Good. The guy is arrogent and runs his mouth to much. I think that 680 must have agreed when they hired him to let him read the same boring news update every 15 minutes just so he could get some air time. Got to the point where I would flip to another station every 15 minutes just so I wouldn’t have to listen to his voice. Thanks Delta!!!!!!!!

peytonsdad

March 16th, 2011
12:45 am

I remember the time that Hawks announcer Steve Holman ripped him for being the “update guy” and he moaned about that for hours. Come to think of it, he never became more than the update guy. Maybe this is a hint.

jcwfalcon

March 16th, 2011
12:52 am

I for one applaud his comments and I will fly Delta less and listen to 680 less because of this. I have experienced issues flying Delta over the last year. Lots of delays due to things that are within their control. And the ones that have been out of their control could have been handled better. Running an airline successfully should be THAT difficult. People, seats, flights, occasional weather issues. Nothing should EVER happen that hasnt already been accounted for. Dont give people a ticket, then tell them they cant issue a seat assignment because that seat is still closed and wont open for a half hour. Use logic and common sense. And be prepared for the small amount of variables you may encounter (like ice). I have not been impressed with Delta lately. I have not been impressed with 680 either (except I do enjoy Chuck and Chernoff- honestly their other shows either grind me to not listen or bore me to sleep). Its tough to blast one of your own sponsors, and it probably wasnt worth it at the end of the day, but I know I have been put in situations with airlines where I wish I had a forum to reach a few thousand people and tell them EXACTLY how bad Delta screwed up over something they should have been in control of. I applaud Scott for doing just that. Sadly, he lost his job. But I hope a few people out there are like me and give Delta just a little less business because of this…and listen to 680 just a little less. If they want to hurt the pockets of the people who speak the truth, then I hope they get hurt right back…if only a little. If you want to have a little more of an impact, call those who advertise on 680 and tell them you were thinking of going to give them your business, but are choosing to go to a competitor because of 680’s poor choices in firing people for speaking the truth. Its worth it to me to stand up for someone who speaks the truth against people who think they have so much power. Hey Delta guy who blew the whistle, how about you spend MORE time trying to actually fix your problems with your airline, and less time trying to come down on the little people who speak out when you screw up and you shouldnt have.
Rant over.

KimZ'sPackage

March 16th, 2011
1:00 am

He was as valuable a part of the 680 SHOW as Buck Belue was to UGA winning a National Championship in 1980. Every successful team needs a HAND OFF GUY. Herschel had Buck. Who exactly needs Chadd? Oh I forgot the Bartender at the Cheetah. It is not like Chadd tips the girls because he thinks he can get there from here.

Halsey

March 16th, 2011
1:02 am

I’m not convinced the Delta tweet was the only reason. That’s only his side of the story. Maybe some listeners weren’t the only people under whose skin he got. Maybe his constant demeaning of fans didn’t sit well with management. He seemed to think sports fans were idiots. Maybe we are, but that doesn’t mean you should talk about them that way on sports talk radio.

Kevin

March 16th, 2011
1:25 am

Many major companies monitor Tweets and Facebook posts. Entire departments dedicated to monitoring social media. That’s how they stop bad service from going viral, er, I mean, that’s how they provide a better level of service.

Long story short– Chadd’s point is probably right. But he was dumb to think there wouldn’t be implications. My dad taught me when I was young that you don’t bite the hand that feeds you . . .

D-Man

March 16th, 2011
1:43 am

“How the @#$% do you get fired….on your day off?”

“I don’t know. They said they got me on camera stealing boxes.”

lol

Traci

March 16th, 2011
1:54 am

Twitter is not a place say negative things about a sponsor. — This guide deserved to be fired.
Hiding behind a laptop – to spew – hate and vent . Can get you fired. Yes this is America – yes wew have free speech – but the ramifications can sometimes be plain ole hell. Best thing to do —don’t say it.

Will

March 16th, 2011
2:21 am

Thank you Delta. This guy was a moron and I can’t stand listening to him. I am so happy he is finally off the air. I will fly Delta from now on. Could someone fire Cowherd please? That would be christmas come early.

Thank you again Delta, you have a customer for life.

Twitter Twits

March 16th, 2011
2:44 am

What kind of Twit tweets? Certainly not a grown man.

One day you little boys will realize that the computer is not something to play with.

CLASS – poor chadd could only afford the last three letters.

Twitter Twits

March 16th, 2011
2:50 am

Will add
I just booked two first class tickets on Delta. Did so in honor of ignorant radio “personality” that
doesn’t know who helps pay his salary. OH, make that former radio “personality.”

Will

March 16th, 2011
3:39 am

I also just booked two tickets on Delta. Everyone should book their flights with Delta.

Tim

March 16th, 2011
5:32 am

Who cares, when this guy came on air my radio dial went spinning. I even switched to the 2 Live “Racists” at times when he came on.

Darko

March 16th, 2011
5:41 am

Delta’s probably furious because they can’t charge a Twitter fee when there’s one about them. They sure are a fee happy business.

UnknownProphet

March 16th, 2011
5:57 am

They could have given him a 30-60 day suspension to get their point across. That would have been a fitting punishment in itself.
But to fire the guy?…. unnecessary, and just plain mean.

David

March 16th, 2011
5:58 am

When you are IN the tent, you piss OUT ! Remember that Chadd

M A Double T

March 16th, 2011
6:08 am

Who cares? The talk radio on both stations in the ATL is dogsh_t. The hosts don’t even pull for the local teams. Who cares about the Celtics, Steelers, Mets, Red Sox, USC Trojans, Notre Dame…. Blowhards who don’t shut up is what local radio is all about in Atlanta… weak, party of one…

jeffv

March 16th, 2011
6:14 am

Chadd, this really ticks me off. You were a great addition to 680, lots of class too. Really sorry

TheLazyComic

March 16th, 2011
6:18 am

Peeps… it’s the Untied States. You act as though we have freedom of speech or something. Yeah… right. Good luck with that one.

Darko

March 16th, 2011
6:53 am

“Free speech” only applies to government regulation, not corporations and employees. You do have freedom of speech – you don’t have freedom from the consequences of your free speech if you say something stupid. That is as it shoudl be.

James

March 16th, 2011
7:02 am

This is part of what is being social is all about. If companies don’t here from consumers than how do there know what is really going on transparency is the key. If I’m Scott I would ask to see companies guidelines and code of conduct for utilizing social media. Gilbert Godfrey’s firing was the right move this however is not. Delta is not company that is transparent with there customers like Southwest and JetBlue. It more of Delta problem and maybe will lead to there fall as Southwest comes to Hartsfield Jackson.

HAIRYBALLSINMYMOUTH

March 16th, 2011
7:06 am

DELTA SUCKS! They quit being a good airline 10 yrs ago.

too many idiots

March 16th, 2011
7:12 am

The funny part of the story is the fact that airlines don’t handle their own de-icing. That is a function of the airport, so it’s not even Delta’s fault wether they did or didn’t have enough fluid on hand. And trust me when I say I hate Delta and they are one of the worst airlines to have to fly so I hate to defend them but in this situation they are not at fault.

Boortz Makes Me Ill

March 16th, 2011
7:14 am

I always thought a Twitter was the area between the sh***er and the t**t.

My mistake.

northbeach Scott

March 16th, 2011
7:14 am

Not sure people grasp the concept of consequences as we do not live in a consequence-free environment. By all means say (or tweet or post to facebook) what ever you wish, but do not be surprised (or whine) at the consequences.

How stupid is Chadd Scott? Speaks to bad judgement and he got what he deserved.

Bubba

March 16th, 2011
7:17 am

Maybe Chadd should try out for Gilbert Gottfried’s job as the voice of the Aflac duck.

too many idiots

March 16th, 2011
7:19 am

Be smart fly anybody but Delta. Predatory price slashing, atrocious on time record, aging fleet of aircraft, oldest flight attendants and they have had the City of Atlanta and all the politicians of Georgia in their hip pockets for 50 years. You’re either foolish or naive if you think Delta is the way to go. Well, either that or you aren’t paying for your tickets.

Old Dawg

March 16th, 2011
7:29 am

Delta’s days as the best airline are gone with the wind. And the yankees had nothin’ to do with it!
fiddle de de.

Business Traveler

March 16th, 2011
7:29 am

Yea, i dont fly delta anyways…they are a pretty lousy airline. Flight attendants are rather rude.

Airtran is much better.

I get to pick which airline i fly….just another reason not to fly DL

sethook

March 16th, 2011
7:32 am

Chadd who?

Stone Age

March 16th, 2011
7:33 am

Seems like these social media sites are more trouble than they’re worth. Now when you pop off, it’s a part of the public domain.

I was just fine with e-mails and text messages, quite frankly.

Business 101

March 16th, 2011
7:43 am

Lesson for today: never criticize (publicly) those who pay your salary or contribute to your profits.

RoswellJacket

March 16th, 2011
7:48 am

I think Delta Airlines had a right to express concern over any possible negative pub through social media, but, seriously, how many other people who were on the same flight as Chadd felt the same way. Delta had a right to relay their concern (and agitation) over the posting to the appropriate personnel at 680 due to their advertising relationship. However, the better option would be to account for the delay due to supposed lack of de-icing fluid and respond to Chadd’s Twitter posting with a reasonable and plausible explanation. 680 management could then offer Chadd an opportunity to explain and publicly apologize to Delta via Twitter and on-the-air once Delta made it clear what had occurred. Everything is wrapped up neatly and Delta doesn’t suffer any additional negative fallout from apparently overreacting to a minor social media issue that probably occurs everyday for Delta.

RoswellJacket

March 16th, 2011
7:55 am

Stone Age, not sure if you’re under the age of 35 or not, but e-mail and text messages are easily in the public domain once one of your friends or associates decides to take it viral by forwarding to others without your consent or knowledge. Nothing is technically out of the “public domain” unless you don’t say or write it.

Stone Age

March 16th, 2011
8:07 am

RJ

E-mails or text messages require a 3rd party to introduce your message to the public domain. The sender can always scrutinize the persons to whom the message is sent and decide whether or not they trust them with the content.

Not so with the social media sites. It’s up for public consumption the moment it’s posted.

TPM

March 16th, 2011
8:13 am

I don’t understand the fascination with twitter and why anyone would care what Chadd Scott would have to say.

Thomas Dimitroff

March 16th, 2011
8:16 am

Well, that’s one less person on afternoons on 680 that will blatantly mispronounce my name.

For those of you who don’t follow him, he is an Auburn alum who said a lot of really classless things when the latest Uga died, and then when the Toomer’s Corner trees were poisoned, he tried to act like it was totally different and that it was way worse.

Browing his website, http://www.chaddscott.com , shows jus how arrogant he is and how little he regards jobs. Thrice fired (at least), and shooting his mouth off whenever he can, regardless of whether it crosses the line or not.

Paul Hewitt

March 16th, 2011
8:16 am

At least I got 7 mil

1911A1

March 16th, 2011
8:28 am

Makes me glad I have a “dumb” phone.

Voice of Reason

March 16th, 2011
8:35 am

I do not know anything about Chadd’s on air personality, but it is a shame that our culture has become so focused on being politically correct…so focused on not offending anyone…that we can not even speak our mind…PITIFUL!!! Rather than crying like babies and then bullying someone who calls them out for what they are, a lame, rarely on time airlines, Delta should use Chadd’s comments as motivation do do a better job. Chadd only said what (probably millions of) others have felt, that is, that Delta ruins people’s trips by being late very frequently!!! This is a form of censorship that is where the socialist left is trying to take us!

After Delta ruined a trip to Chicago for me last summer, I will never patron them again! Especially now that I see how they reacted to this situation!

Good luck Chadd and never fly Delta again!

Stone Age

March 16th, 2011
8:40 am

VOR

You seem to forget that Delta is a PAID SPONSOR of Mr. Scott’s employer. Mr. Scott is a public personality. You simply cannot publicly bite the hand that feeds you.

I’m all for free speech and speaking your mind, but all of that still has to be balanced with the circumstances. In my opinion, Chadd got what he deserved.

Friday

March 16th, 2011
8:41 am

Craig…How the “F” you get fired…On your day off!! Guess they got you on tape stealing boxes!

Kevin Mercer

March 16th, 2011
8:45 am

Another reason not to support Delta!!…and from the movie Friday: How you gonna get fired on your day off?

Kevin Mercer

March 16th, 2011
8:46 am

What was you trying to do…build a clubhouse?

TheFan79

March 16th, 2011
8:49 am

I am glad this guy is gone.First of all this guy could not read the updates at all.
How hard is to read updates .

How you gonna get fired...

March 16th, 2011
8:56 am

on your day off?

KC

March 16th, 2011
8:58 am

Everyone is assuming that the Delta thing is the only reason he was fired. Probably just the “straw that broke the camel’s back”. I doubt that we will ever hear about the other issues his employer might have had with him. Then, something this blatant and stupid pops up, and it’s over. Radio and TV survive on major advertisers.

Bama Mike

March 16th, 2011
9:05 am

Hey Belue since you hold the NCAA record for all time hand-offs. Pitch this one to your crack pot team of Delta Customer Service Associates. My last three flights with Delta. On the runway for 3.5 hours waiting to be de-iced. On the runway for 1.2 hours waiting for a gate to open. Waited at the gate for almost 5 hours after scheduled flight only to be informed that flight cancelled. It took me a week to wash off the fleas from the shanty they put us up in. Ony Air-Tran for me “Baby”

Delbert

March 16th, 2011
9:17 am

Sounds like he may be a much bigger deal in is own head than he is in reality. He does updates. Who would have ever thought that planes get delayed for big shots like this dood?

Atlwoman

March 16th, 2011
9:24 am

I have never flown any airline but delta all my life. I don’t know what to compare them to anyway. I do know that his guy should have known better than to this type of thing.

Smokey

March 16th, 2011
9:33 am

Man, how the hell you gonna get fired on your day off?

Rob

March 16th, 2011
9:33 am

680 obviously has someone monitoring everything on social media because any posts to their Facebook page commenting on this is being removed as soon as it is put on. They are a local sports talk station for gods sake, how many 680 listeners DON’T know that Delta has issues with customer service and on time issues. I find it funny that the AJC can run stories about Delta’s poor customer service and they do not bow down to Delta’s threats (if there are any). Good on ya AJC.

Crazy

March 16th, 2011
9:35 am

To all of you passing judgement on Chad. Remember when you went off to someone about your cell carrier/credit card/whatever? And here I thought free speech was protected – at least that’s what the court said about the abominable funeral protestors. The medium doesn’t really matter.

Quite a petty, insecure and overall asinine move by Delta if you ask me…

Hater

March 16th, 2011
9:36 am

I wonder if we can get Delta to have Rodney Ho fired? D-bag!

phil

March 16th, 2011
9:37 am

Well, until Delta calls off the dogs and let’s this guy be rehired, I won’t be flying with them anymore. I hate a bully.

How would Delta know?

March 16th, 2011
9:39 am

Delta, like most of corporate America, pays thousands of dollars to companies like Vocus who monitor social media on their behalf. They do this to address disgruntled customers or idiots in the media who bite the hand that feeds them. If you Tweet with honesty and class, you might get an upgrade on your next trip. If you try to drag one of your co-works down the rat hole with you…enjoy the rat hole alone.

phil

March 16th, 2011
9:40 am

On second thought, he isn’t very bright apparently, and is a Fraudburn grad who insulted UGA and cried over a tree, so maybe Delta did us all a favor…

dawgtime

March 16th, 2011
9:41 am

did he shart his auburn panties upon hearing of his fate?

TwerpGone

March 16th, 2011
9:42 am

Good riddance on this piece of crap named Chadd Scott. He represents all that is wrong with Atlanta talk radio — besides, he too ugly to be even on radio.

Steve

March 16th, 2011
9:43 am

Dear Buck…Please drop Delta from your advertising list…you sound like a BOOB when you tell us how great they are and we all know that they are horrible.

TwerpGone

March 16th, 2011
9:48 am

Column writer, go back a check this guy’s tweets in regard to other subjects. Low class in every regard. He’s obviously a worm who belongs below ground, not above — not even on Delta!

Neil form Tucker

March 16th, 2011
9:51 am

There is MORE to this story than just the Delta incident.
If you listened to the beginning of Monday’s show, after Matt said “Chadd is not here”, Chuck yelled “Chadd Scott is gone!” (or something to that effect.) At the time, I thought they were stealthily announcing that Chadd was let go. I am sure DD had conversations with C&C before he fired Chadd. They often make snarky comments that they believe are well under the radar of their listeners, quite often in reference to Rodney Ho’s articles.

2012

March 16th, 2011
9:54 am

chad(d),

I now know what the extra (d) represents….

I'm Shocked

March 16th, 2011
9:56 am

I’M shocked !!! U mean someone actually listens to that stupid show ??? Now u know why there are so many Dumb Masses around town. DUH

Tomahawk Holmes

March 16th, 2011
9:58 am

No such thing as a free lunch…. no such thing as free speech.

Get Real

March 16th, 2011
9:59 am

Radio stations only make money from advertising dollars. If Im paying big bucks to a company to advertise and one of their employees is tweeting followers about his dislike of said company…umm, ya, I would have a problem with that too. He was dumb to make that comment.

Every airline has delays, but Delta’s track record speaks for itself. I wont fly any other airline. Plus their non-stop flights to Europe cant be beat. But Im sure most of you AM radio listeners cant afford that anyways.

Tomahawk Holmes

March 16th, 2011
10:05 am

… also for all those insulting others’ intelligence…

… it’s “you’re” not your – you freaking idiots.

pete

March 16th, 2011
10:06 am

AM listeners are the ones that CAN AFFORD it. We are not busy jamming to Bieber or a rap station or country station. Delta is a terrible airline to fly. Southwest is the best by far. And yes, Delta’s record of having to file for bankruptcy speaks for itself

Steak Shapiro = Feces

March 16th, 2011
10:12 am

Thanks to Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings, *THE* Dumbest quote I will hear or read this week will not come from Gilbert Gottfried, Steak Shapiro, the New York Liberty’s Cappie Pondexter, Michael Gearon, Bruce Levenson, Arthur Blank, Miley Cyrus or our JiveTalker-in-Chief.

Good Work, A-P.

Chuck Oliver's gobbler

March 16th, 2011
10:12 am

Chadd Scott.. 100% douche nozzle. Smug, dorky, arrogant, douchey, ugly stupid, no good Auburn fan.

FYI – your career in media is now over.

All In!

Steak Shapiro needs a toupee

March 16th, 2011
10:14 am

Maybe Cam Newton can hook this douche bag up with some $$$$$…. Family right?

Mattlanta committed adultery

March 16th, 2011
10:16 am

Hire Pete “Snake” Davis to replace this waste of human flesh.

I hear Wal-Mart is hiring Chaddddddd… apply today!

sleeze

March 16th, 2011
10:16 am

He should go over to 790. That way, no one will ever hear him.

Laughable

March 16th, 2011
10:21 am

Fact is, Delta is one of the worst airlines in the country and down right laughable overseas. This from someone who has over 120,000 FF miles with Delta. The deal between Airtran and Southwest is one of the best things to ever happen. #Can’twait. Oh, maybe Delta will lean on the AJC and force it to ban my IP. Just laughable.

Whatever

March 16th, 2011
10:21 am

Delta is a big sponsor of the AJC.

Rodney, you’re next.

Pitiful

March 16th, 2011
10:23 am

Steak Shapiro needs a toupee – you should know what a douche bag is.

You look in the mirror every day.

Tammy

March 16th, 2011
10:35 am

680/The Fan..you should re think your endoresment with Delta Air Lines, Inc. I said it too. i DARE you to fire me. I will F you all UP! Tweet me @ downstammy@ymail.com or call me the old fashion way you stupid suckin radio station! Screw You and Delta! 404-260-5990

I'm here to tell you

March 16th, 2011
10:38 am

My employer (multi-billion dollar, HQ’d in Atlanta)has a team of people who do nothing except scour Yahoo message boards, fbook, twitter, linkedin, etc. all day, every day of the week, looking for anything that portrays the company in anything other than a positive light. Employers care just as much about what anyone outside of the company says, as it does it’s own employees (case in point). All the big companies are linked through business and will handle things exactly like this. If you have a decent job and half a brain, you should already realize that big brother is always watching.

j

March 16th, 2011
10:38 am

Atlanta sports radion has got to be the worst in the country. Buck Below, Chris Dimino, Steak Shapiro. Yawn!

TheBigCat

March 16th, 2011
11:01 am

Buck Belue? Haven’t heard that name in years. What is he doing these days?

The Alpha Male

March 16th, 2011
11:03 am

It was a punk move by Delta, but frankly putting that kind of crap on Twitter only shows how being educated doesn’t necessary make you intelligent.

jdawg

March 16th, 2011
11:09 am

Any way we can get Perry and Kincaid to make the same mistake?

Steak Shapiro needs a toupee

March 16th, 2011
11:14 am

Pitiful – great comeback! you obviously a very intelligent barn graduate. or maybe chaddddd’s “life partner” ALL IN!

Kennesaw Dave

March 16th, 2011
11:14 am

This is kind of the proverbial “don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” Advertisers pay huge amounts of money to have ads on the radio. I don’t agree with Chadd being fired however. I think a suspension of some kind would have been enough.

boots

March 16th, 2011
11:18 am

He gave my sons & me a tour of the studio and was really nice to us. It is a shame that Delta would rather get someone fired than admit it made a mistake in St. Louis and handle this quietly with a polite phone call to 680. Just ask him to remove it and forgive & forget. Geez.

Andy in Blairsville

March 16th, 2011
11:20 am

It’s amazing what a has-been DAL has turned into and thank God for AirTran Business class (though it’s going away in the merger). I remember when about every 10th adult on the southside of ATL seemed to work for DAL but short of the pilots, mechanic and talking Coke machines the rest have bailed in the last 10 years.

Notice the DAL full court press radio ads every since the SWA/AT merger was announced. It’s pretty sad they even have to remind ATL that they are the biggest carrier in ATL. Their service sucks, their planes are old and decrepit and their talking Coke machines are grandmothers.

fulldawg

March 16th, 2011
11:26 am

don’t bite the hand guy!

hh2

March 16th, 2011
11:26 am

Just ignant to tweet such comments to the public about your employers partners and not expect to be fired.

Yep TG, he has every right to speak his mind and get fired.

chanceman

March 16th, 2011
12:01 pm

Just another case of the saying “everything that you think, should not come out of your mouth”…or fingers in today’s society:)

The Furyan

March 16th, 2011
12:28 pm

Another Brainiac bites the dust…..now if somesone would get rid of Mike Bell at 790 the world would indeed be grand!

jcwfalcon

March 16th, 2011
12:56 pm

Hey “Get Real”- “Deltas track record speaks for itself.”

Yes, it does. They were recently rated worst major airline for getting people to their destination on time when the reason for the delay was within Delta’s control. The article was on the front page of ajc.com just a few weeks ago.

For whatever reason, they do suck now. Maybe they should spend less money monitoring tweets and more money fixing their problem.

romeo

March 16th, 2011
12:56 pm

I know double D David Dicky personaly he is one of the coolest people I have ever met and I have met everyone. We do have something in common I got fired on my day off for fighting the bright side of it was I won. You will get another job some where your good at what you do you just learned something you can’t say about a company that pays your bills. Delta was wrong for going after you I guess they were your fans who listen to your show.

Dan

March 16th, 2011
1:10 pm

Would any of you “I should be able to say what I want” brats like a little cheese with that “wine”? Grow up-You don’t bite the hand that feeds you–period. If you do-expect to be held accountable and move on. It sounds like Chadd knows the score-he dosen’t blame the radio station and is moving on-good luck Chadd.

Digs

March 16th, 2011
1:13 pm

Talk about a business that shoits itself in the foot at every turn, Delta, what an embarassment you are! As for 680 the Fan, it’s call freedom of speach, I hope Chad Scott sues your ass for wrongful termination, and i know a few guys that will be calling him in the next few days to jump on that. For shame to you both!!! No BALL!!

Delta Pilot

March 16th, 2011
1:20 pm

hahaha…wow…talk about not knowing when to keep one’s big mouth shut…what an absolute DUMBAZZ! Chadd Scott, winner of radio’s 2011 DUMBAZZ AWARD!

Jersey Jac

March 16th, 2011
1:33 pm

The quality of radio in this town is embarrassing. I miss the 24/7 great quality stations up in Jersey. Hopefully, I can move back soon and get out of this redneckville / ghetto town.

Nope

March 16th, 2011
1:45 pm

I guess this would be bigger news if someone actually had nice things to tweet about Delta.

TechRon

March 16th, 2011
1:49 pm

clearly a case of total BS. Delta and 680 should be ashamed.

TechRon

March 16th, 2011
1:54 pm

Further….. Delta does a crummy job. I was raised in ATL and remember when it was a great airline. It has done nothing but suck for years now. Very high prices, bad service, every flight is late. When you can fly from here to point B for $600 (for example), or drive to Birmingham or Greenville and go to the same point B (thru ATL) for a lot less, you dont have to be Sherlock Holmes to tell that they are raping the Atlanta market. Some great corporate citizens they are. I remember when everyone in ATL swore by Delta. No more, that is for sure.

dan

March 16th, 2011
1:58 pm

Obviously a civics lesson is in order …..freedom of speech doesnt pertain to the private sector. this was an offense that justified firing. It may be a bit petty but in principal its legit. Besides, did anyone really enjoy listening to the same updates over and over and over? who was the guy he replaced? I remember him being somewhat colorful and bright.

Interesting...

March 16th, 2011
2:03 pm

I think it is interesting that they were quick to fire him but still haven’t even pulled his picture off of the website (look on C&C page)

Port in a Storm

March 16th, 2011
2:06 pm

The Dickeys just LOVE turnover. They shuffle their Atlanta radio deck as often as possible…ensures that none of the on-air talent gets popular (vis-a-vis, powerful) enough to be indisposable. The Dickeys steamrolled Fred Toettcher a few years ago, so he and his crew took their act to Boston and have been very successful. What Chadd tweeted wasn’t libelous or destructive; the easy (and cheap) route was to fire him rather than bring him in and find a resolution.

Delta’s PR people have bigger issues to sweat than an AM sports jock’s unfortunately true comments.

Thank God

March 16th, 2011
2:07 pm

that guy was horrible, now chuck and chernoff will be more enjoyable without his stupid comments seeping into the show

Up and Running

March 16th, 2011
2:13 pm

Nope, hes not allowed to have a personal opinion about something he experienced. Thats a crock and if I were him I would hire a lawyer.

atlantaradiosucks

March 16th, 2011
2:20 pm

1000 people follow Chadd Scott on twitter? Didn’t realize there were that many 25-year-old geeks living in their mom’s basements.

Hammond

March 16th, 2011
2:26 pm

I am glad he is gone he was an Idiot

The Ghost of Norm Van Brocklin

March 16th, 2011
2:49 pm

Guess Buck & Ol Kincaid will never ever be allowed to criticize the Thrashers or the Hawks again…seeing as where they have to run those non-stop 90 second commercials about being the voice of ice hockey and basketball.

Nothing like turning to a sports talk radio station in the south in the midst of football news and NFL labor disputes and hearing…..uh…non-stop schmoozing with the brass of an ice hockey team. Yeah boy.

Keith

March 16th, 2011
2:50 pm

Well done Delta. Take a guy who has the semi-interested ear of a few hundred people and turn his story into a headline showing how weak and vindictive you can be.

dagadawgs

March 16th, 2011
2:52 pm

Chadd Scott is a douche! See you Fu%%O!

Good riddance to the toomers corner trees... and Chaddd Scott

March 16th, 2011
2:56 pm

Chaddddd Scott is your typical ALLBARN fan…… no personality, arrogant, douche bag not much to look at.

You know this tool is reading these blog comments about once an hour. Sucks to be you … War Cam Eagle nerd boy

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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