Cambridge man charged with making threatening calls to 'Dennis & Callahan' show

I see. So it's okay for D&C to do it, but not the reverse?

You get what you give, guys.

Don't get him mad. He might Hulk out.

D&C's fault for inciting him.

Get out of town!!!! Someone from "The People's Republic of Cambridge" is mad at D&C. That can't be!?!

While the behavior of this man is bizarre and unacceptable, WEEI should also look to itself, It airs calls that are idiotic and the hosts mock these sad people in a smarmy and superior way. I think this individual has probably been punished enough with the public disclosureof his foolishness. The low and insulting approach to sad cases like this is in a large part the result of WEEI and its catering to people like this. Their punishment should be that people simply do what this guy should have done - change the dial.

haha

Wait, except for the foul langague, you can hear that kind of talk all the time on WEEI.

David Banner, hmmm......I guess he must have Hulked out. Can he be held legally responsible for the actions of the Hulk?

Does anyone else not see the Incredible Hulk-related comedy of this guy being named David Banner and having a temper problem?

Dennis and Callahan.....don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

What amazes me is what the DJs get away with!!!

Are they actually SURPRISED they get calls like this?????

I am going to bring my girlfriend up on one or more counts of making annoying phone calls!

What Mr. Banner did was stupid.

That being said, District Attorney Daniel F. Conley is a fool. The Duo of Crap know as Dennis and Callahan are as vulgar as any person I have ever listened to.

Making jokes about a boy who was raped by Nuns in the 60's and wondering aloud if the Nun "was Hot". They also have talked about the good old days when they could put on their sheets and pretend to be in the KKK.

Mr. Conley would have told the Jews to stick it out in the camps.

Again Mr Banner is a dope.

Mr Conley is taking up the cause of vulgar racists.

Imagine that, a radio show that permeates the public airwaves with smug and condescending opinions by know-nothing no-talents would get an irrational response.

Dennis and Callahan are morons anyway

This article fails to comprehend the difference between obscenity and profanity. Obscenity deals with sexual content and is not protected speech under the 1st Amendment. Radio stations can never air obscene content. Profanity deals with offensive content (such as swear words) and is protected speech under the 1st Amendment, although the FCC prohibits radio stations from airing profane content between the hours of 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. Unless the suspect used language of a sexual nature, his comments were profane but not obscene.

where's freedom of speech...its ok for callahan to say he wishes people would die and he gets paid for it..aww did he get scared...he's a rich coward making millions hiding in a radio room talking nonsense

While the behavior of this man is bizarre and unacceptable, WEEI should also look to itself, It airs calls that are idiotic and the hosts mock these sad people in a smarmy and superior way. I think this individual has probably been punished enough with the public disclosureof his foolishness. The low and insulting approach to sad cases like this is in a large part the result of WEEI and its catering to people like this. Their punishment should be that people simply do what this guy should have done - change the dial.

Didn't Mr. Banner realize in this day of hi-tech that it would be easy to trace his calls and lead to where he is today. Maybe he will learn to turn the dial.

Oh Oh! They just lost one of their 12 listeners.......

Probably pissed off by those idiots Dennis and Callahan....

Please...Don't make him angry...we wouldn't like him when he's angry

Apparently Dennis and Callahan can dish it out but can't take it.

"after making a series of obscene and threatening phone calls to WEEI-AM's "Dennis & Callahan" radio show."

What? The entire program is obscene.

Maybe it wasn't David Banner. Maybe it was The Incredible Hulk .

Given the content that pollutes WEEI on a daily basis, it should be no wonder that it's programming would lead to calls such as these. I gave up on WEEI long ago, because between Dennis & Callahan (aka "the Bush twins") and the afternoon blowhards with their whiner line, the programming was boorish and obnoxious. The radio "talent" often is loud, arrogant, and sometimes downright mean.

'is this for real? talk about being able to dish it out but not take it.
shame on you weei. if you dont like the obscene vm...press the delete button.

D&C are two racist slobs......i stopped listening to them once i realized it

I'm surprised there isn't more like this...i've shut them off countless times

I like Dennis & Callahan and I am a fan of provocative radio and television talk shows, but I think this may be getting blown out of proportionby the station. These shows rip on callers, make fun of their lives, their jobs, their speech. It's all part of the ratings game. If iD&C was a regular boring AM radio call-in show, then WEEI and D&C wouldn't be so successful. If these shows are going to humiliate callers on the air and even further, passionately vilify politicians, athletes, and the other things D&C rip, then they have to expect a backlash. Most of the response is comical. A small percentage is actual fruitful banter, then there are those who just go overboard.

Nutbag. Probably just a harmless whackjob, but you have to prosecute so that there is a record in case he actually attempts to do something physical. Brought it on himself. Pathetic loser.

live by the word... get harassed by the word.

Weei stifles free speach by calling their buddies in the Gestapo.

Don't make me angry D&C, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry

I can hear the defense attorney's closing arguement now. "Gerry Callahan drove this mild mannered gentleman from the Peoples Republic of Cambridge to develop a case of Liberal Rage"

Free speech is protected by the Constitution, even unpleasant speech. The statement "I hope you die" violates no law because it is an expression of opinion. The statement "I will kill you" only constitutes a violation of law if it is made in a credible manner. In point of fact, people say "I will kill you" all of the time in social settings such as bars and sports events. Nothing reported in this article even rises to the level of harassment, so I do not understand why the man was arrested.

If the attorney general can tell the guy he should change the channel if he doesn't like it, he should go to D and C and tell them to erase the voicemail. If he can get sued for obscenity, so can they. It will be a great day when those two schmucks get brought into court for being a couple of grad A a-holes.

Dennis and Callahan. The best show on Radio. They are way ahead of the curve on issues. I remember when that woman lied about being Raped by the Duke Lacrosse players. D&C were the ones that knew from the beginning that it was a sham and expose Nifong for the fraud he was. They expose the corruption and poke fun at liberal icons...Because of this angry liberals filled with seething rage threaten D&C.

glad to see my tax dollars hard at work...what a joke, the suffolk da should be focusing on prosecuting real criminals

Guy frommas- D+C RIPPED the Duke Lacrosse program and the school in general the day that girl accused the team of rape. I remember it vividly. They only changed their tune as more details emerged.

What a couple of hypocrites! What goes around comes around... Dennis and Callahan make these statements all the time! I've never heard a host speak with as much hatred in his voice as Gerry Callahan!

I seem to remember Dennis and Callahan receiving an unscheduled vacation for some of their comments about a gorilla...

Turn the station 4 clicks up the dial TO 890am. While Mike and Mike don't focus solely on Boston professional sports, they don't demonize people they don't agree with. I don't know how Dale and Holley can stand to be squeezed between two shows hosted by such offensive people.

To think that Mike Felger was an upgrade at WEEI!
WEEI...TAKE A BOW!!!!!!!

(People, please read the comments before you post. How many "Hulk" and "You don't want to see me when I'm angry" references do we need?)

Dennis and Callahan are the two biggest racist cowards on Boston radio. Their wannbee Rush Limbaugh act, carrying water for Bush, got old about 5 years ago. Funny they don't talk about how wonderful Bush & Cheney (two more cowards) are any more. If WEEI wants to raise some money for the Jimmy Fund, they should take donations from people who want to knock the sh*t out of both of those clowns. I'd give $500 to get a crack at either of them.

Is there serious sports talk radio in Boston ??? WEEI to me is like the Jerry Springer of talk radio. Half the time I can't understand them as they talk over one another, they have these inside jokes between them that nobody gets, and make fun of callers.....not surprisingly you get a fringe guy that takes it seriously and blows up. There must be serious fans who would like to talk about issues, not these lemmings that call up currently......sad state of affairs. Every once in a while I tune in, then I realize nothing has changed, and I just tune it out and go to XM radio

D&C were right once on the Duke scandal.

Unfortunately you have to listen to them be wrong all the rest of the time.

IDIOTS!

Rob, you got it right. The show is basically right wing sports talk radio. Callahan is the Fuhrer, a right wing nut job who spews hate speech on a daily basis. He openly taunts Dems and all liberals, openly baiting them alongside minorities and democrats as a rule. I swore off this network long ago, but I imagine Callahan is such a baby, he can't handle anyone who differs or disagrees with him, and the minute you do he's all over you with personal ad homemin insults, so it's no surprise he got somebody's blood boiling, it was only a matter of time.

There should be FCC limits on how much race-baiting should be allowed on our airwaves by radio hosts like Callahan & Rush. No it's not free speech to taunt people, which is part of Callahan's "schtick." He's just a loser with a defunct political party now and can't handle the reality.

Sad that Boston doesn't have better sports talk radio than this trashy station. The only listenable show is Dale & Holley but they're on at a terrible time.