Ger Bernie Ward back on the Air

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Radio waves: Bernie Ward, the self-described "Lion of the Left" who lost his late-night slot at KGO radio last month after being indicted by the feds on child pornography charges, has sent out an SOS to his supporters urging them to fax and call the station's New York corporate ownership to demand that he be returned to the airwaves.

"This is an 'all hands on deck' call," Ward wrote in an e-mail circulated last week. "I need you to help convince the corporate bosses that our San Francisco/West Coast community really wants me back on the air and deserves the factual information I can provide."

Ward tells his fans that KGO station manager Mickey Luckoff wants to put him back on the air but that the suits in New York are resisting. Luckoff did not return calls seeking comment.

"They need to hear that the feds don't always win, that I'm innocent until proven guilty, and that it's imperative for me to be back on the air now as the primaries are at a crucial stage, and my voice is something you miss and want to hear," Ward wrote.

The feds have charged Ward, 56, with two counts of possessing and distributing child pornography using the Internet. The former Roman Catholic priest insists he is innocent, saying he simply downloaded a handful of images as part of a book he was researching on right-wing hypocrisy.

"Can you do it? Will you do it?" Ward implores. "Will you light up their phones and fill up their faxes and voice mails? This is the last shot we have to get me back on the air, and I need your help."

Well, someone is listening.

"We have gotten a 4-inch stack of faxes, and yesterday we were getting three calls a minute," an assistant to Citadel Broadcasting Co.'s chief operating officer told us Friday. "To tell the truth, it's quite annoying."

No word yet on whether they'll budge.

Hang in there Bernie!

Ok, I like many was in shock for a long time over this whole Bernie Ward indictment. I mean come on, Bernie has help shape my political views for the past 20 years and a lot of who I am today reflects on a lot of what Bernie taught me. Not only about politics, but about being a person and a father. With that being said, I refuse to bail on Bernie so quickly. If it comes out, without a doubt, that Bernie accesses and distributes child porn, for anything other than real research, then I will be the first to condemn him and move on. However, it just doesn’t fit. Bernie has always said to be skeptical of the government and that’s what I intend to do in regards to this case. They need to prove it and I also need to hear from Bernie before I throw him under the us

Anyone who comes across this post and feels like they need to express themselves, please post here. Put the word out to all Bernie listeners that they have a place to talk. That has been the hardest part, not being able to talk this out with the group I have enjoyed listening and talking to (via Bernie’s show) for so long.

and to Bernie Ward, hang in there. We all needed a little time to take all this in. Unfortunately you had to spend the holidays feeling left behind by all your listeners. We are here for you now and will continue to be until someone can prove to us bad intentions.

Hang in there