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Raymond Patriarca

2012-07-17T02:04:14Z

72.246.0.10: /* Imprisonment */

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|name=Raymond L.S. Patriarca
|image=Patriaraca1.jpg
|caption=
|birth_date=March 18, 1908
|birth_place=[[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States|USA]]
|death_date=July 11, 1984 (aged 76)
|resting_place=Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Providence, Rhode Island
|religion=[[Roman Catholicism]]
|known_for=Boss of the [[Patriarca crime family]]
|occupation=[[rum-running|Bootlegger]], [[Crime boss]], [[Mobster]], [[Racketeer]]
|death_place=[[North Providence, Rhode Island|North Providence]], [[Rhode Island]], [[United States|USA]]
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'''Raymond Loreda Salvatore Patriarca, Sr.''' (March 18 , 1908 – July 11, 1984) was an [[Italian-American]] mobster from [[Providence, Rhode Island]] who became the longtime boss of the [[Patriarca crime family]], whose control extended throughout [[New England]] for over three decades. One of the most powerful crime bosses in the United States, Patriarca often mediated disputes between [[Cosa Nostra]] families outside the region. He was the father of [[Raymond Patriarca, Jr.]] [[James Ellroy]] mentions the association between Patriarca and [[Joseph Kennedy Sr.]] in [[American Tabloid]].<ref>''American Tabloid'', James Ellroy, [[Alfred A. Knopf]], 1995, Pg. 165.</ref>

==Early Life==

Born to [[Italian people|Italian]] immigrants in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], Patriarca was charged during his teenage years for [[Carjacking|hijacking]], [[armed robbery]], [[assault]], [[safecracking]], and [[auto theft]]. He was indicted as being an accessory to murder before [[Prohibition]]'s end, in 1934.

During the 1930s, the Providence Board of Public Safety named Patriarca as "[[Public enemy]] No. 1". However, when Patriarca was sentenced to five years in prison for robbery, he was paroled in 1938 after serving just a few months in prison. An inquiry revealed that Executive Councilor Daniel Coakley, a close associate of Governor [[Charles F. Hurley]], had drawn up a parole petition based on the appeals of a "Father Fagin", whom Coakley had fabricated. Coakley was impeached and dismissed from the Governor's office. This scandal enhanced Patriarca's reputation in the underworld, as it demonstrated the power of his political connections.

==Rise to Power==
During the 1940s, Patriarca continued to rise in power. In 1950, family mobster Philip Bruccola fled the country to avoid prosecution for [[tax evasion]]. Patriarca took control of Bruccola's criminal operations. Patriarca's reign as leader of the [[New England]] syndicate was reportedly a brutal and ruthless one. In one incident Patriarca allegedly ordered an elderly [[mafioso]] to murder his own son, after Patriarca lost a substantial amount of money on a bad deal. When the father pleaded for his son's life, Patriarca exiled him from the family. ([[Underboss]] [[Henry Tameleo]] later persuaded Patriarca to relent).

In another incident, Patriarca demanded that several members of the crime family pay him $22,000, after federal authorities seized a hijacked shipment of [[cigarettes]] he had financed. Patriarca allegedly ordered the murder of his brother for failing to notice an [[electronic surveillance]] device placed by federal agents in Patriarca's office.

During the [[Irish Mob]] Wars between the [[Charlestown Mob]] and the [[Winter Hill Gang]], Patriacra allegedly ordered the murder of several members of the McLaughlin Gang. This occurred when [[Bernard McLaughlin]] started interfering with Patriarca's [[loansharking]] operations in [[Boston]].

==Imprisonment==

In March 1970, Patriarca and several Patriarca family associates went on trial for murder and conspiracy to commit murder, the chief witness being [[robber]] and [[hitman]] [[John Kelley (criminal)|John "Red" Kelley]], who afterwards went into the federal [[witness protection program]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Carr|first=Howie|title=John (Red Kelley)|url=http://bostonhitman.com/John%20%28Red%29%20Kelley.htm|publisher=BostonHitman.com|accessdate=13 April 2012}}</ref> Kelley gave testimony linking Patriarca and other family members to the murder of Rudolph "Rudy" Marfeo and Anthony Melei. Kelley had been [[Contract killing|contracted]] by Pariarca to kill Marfeo.

Patriarca and his associates were convicted of conspiracy to commit murder (another associate, [[Maurice Lerner|Maurice "Pro" Lerner]], also was convicted of murder); the mob boss was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He continued to run his family while imprisoned. Lerner and the other defendants were subsequently exonerated when it was established that Kelley had perjured himself at the trial, as had [[F.B.I. agent]] [[H. Paul Rico]] of the F.B.I.'s Boston office, who had corroborated Kelley's testimony.<ref>{{cite book|last=Partington|first=John|title=The Mob and Me: Wiseguys and the Witness Protection Program|year=2010|publisher=Gallery Books|location=New York|isbn=978-1-4391-6769-4|pages=123-4}}</ref>

==Death & Succession==
On July 11, 1984, around 11:30 AM, the [[North Providence, Rhode Island]] Fire Department Rescue Squad received an emergency call from a Douglas Avenue address. It was later revealed that this was the home of Patriarca's girlfriend. His first wife died in 1965. He then married a former nightclub hostess and was living with her in [[Johnston, Rhode Island]] at the time of his death. When emergency workers arrived, they found Patriarca to be in full [[cardiac arrest]]. Rushed to [[Rhode Island Hospital]], doctors tried to revive Patriarca with electrical [[defibrillation]] and the implanting of a [[cardiac pacemaker]]. At 1:00 PM, Patriarca was pronounced dead of a massive [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] at the age of 76. Patriarca is buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, [[East Providence, Rhode Island]].

A ''[[The Boston Globe|Boston Globe]]'' article stated, "In a business where violent death is often inevitable, Patriarca died relatively peacefully, unable to outwit failing health caused by a heart condition and [[diabetes]] that led to amputation of a [[gangrene|gangrenous]] toe." At the time of his death, Patriarca was under indictment for two murders. Patriarca was succeeded by his son [[Raymond Patriarca, Jr.]]

==References==
<references/>

*English, T.J. ''Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster''. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. ISBN 0-06-059002-5.
*Fox, Stephen. ''Blood and Power: Organized Crime in Twentieth-Century America''. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1989. ISBN 0-688-04350-X.
*Kelly, Robert J. ''Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States''. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2000. ISBN 0-313-30653-2.
*Sifakis, Carl. ''The Mafia Encyclopedia''. New York: Da Capo Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8160-5694-3.

==Further reading==
*Lehr, Dick and Gerard O'Neill. ''Black Mass: The Irish Mob, the Boston FBI and a Devil's Deal''. New York: Public Affairs, 2000. ISBN 1-891620-40-1.
*Matera, Dary. ''FBI's Ten Most Wanted''. New York: HarperCollins, 2003. ISBN 0-06-052435-9.

==External links==
*[http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/providence_mob/2.html All about the Providence Mob: Raymond L.S. Patriarca] by Allen May
*[http://www.onewal.com/w-patria.html The American "Mafia": Who was Who ? - Raymond Patriarca]
*[http://www.thebrothersbulger.com/Raymond%20(The%20Man)%20Patriarca.htm TheBrothersBulger.com - Raymond (The Man) Patriarca]
*[http://www.citypaper.net/articles/060701/news.boston.shtml Banned in Boston: Finding a mob safe haven in Philly] by Jim Barry
*[http://www.laborers.org/BOSTNGlobe_Patria_10-11-81.html Boston Globe: As Time Goes By For Mob Chief Patriarca] by Richard J. Connolly
*[http://www.laborers.org/BosGlobe_Patriarca_5-23-84.html Boston Globe: Patriacra ruled too ill to stand trial in Florida] by Richard J. Connolly
*[http://www.laborers.org/BosGlobe_Patriarca_7-12-84.html Boston Globe: Raymond Patriarca Dies at 76, Reputedly Ruled N.E. Organized Crime] by Richard J. Connolly and Jim Calogero
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Patriarca&GSfn=Raymond&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=6587862& Raymond Patriarca] at [[Find A Grave]]

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AS4 (Schnittstelle)

2011-09-01T20:08:00Z

72.246.0.10: Linked to OASIS

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'''AS4''' is a Conformance Profile of the [[Organization_for_the_Advancement_of_Structured_Information_Standards|OASIS]] [[EbXML Messaging Services|ebMS 3.0]] specification<ref name="ebms30">[http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/24618/ebms_core-3.0-spec-cs-02.pdf OASIS ebXML Messaging Services 3.0: Part 1, Core Features ]</ref>, and represents an [[open standard]] for the secure and payload-agnostic exchange of [[Business-to-business]] documents using [[Web services]]. Secure document exchange is governed by aspects of [[WS-Security]], including [[XML Encryption]] and [[XML Digital Signature]]s. Payload agnosticism refers to the document type (e.g. purchase order, invoice, etc) not being tied to any defined SOAP action or operation.

The draft AS4 profile has recently been accepted by the OASIS ebXML Messaging Services Technical Committee<ref name="as4-sc">[http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=ebxml-msg-as4 ebXML Messaging Services AS4 SC]</ref> and has been submitted to OASIS for public review. The majority of the AS4 profiling points constraining the ebMS 3.0 specification are based upon the functional requirements of the [[AS2]] specification. By scaling back ebMS 3.0 by using AS2 as a blueprint, AS4 provides an entry-level on-ramp for Web services B2B by simplifying the complexities of Web services.

== Key Technical Highlights ==
* Support for SOAP 1.1 and 1.2 enveloping structure
* Payload agnosticism
* Support for single or multiple payloads contained either within the SOAP body or as SOAP attachment(s)
* Support for payload compression
* Support for message-level security including various combinations of XML Digital Signature and/or XML Encryption
* Support for [[X.509]] security tokens and username/password tokens
* Support for business receipt of non-repudiation similar to the Message Disposition Notification (MDN) specified by [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3798|RFC3798] used by AS2 and specified as an XML schema by the ebXML BPSS group
* Support for the ebMS 3.0 One-Way/Push message exchange pattern with support for either synchronous or asynchronous responses
* Support for the ebMS 3.0 One-Way/Pull message exchange pattern which is beneficial for exchanging documents with non-addressable endpoints

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* [http://www.drummondgroup.com/html-v2/as4-faq.html Drummond Group AS4 FAQ]
* [http://www.drummondgroup.com/html-v2/register-as4paper.html AS4-Web Services Messaging White Paper] - This Drummond Group white paper explains the business benefits of AS4 for both users and implementers along with a technical overview of the specification and the technology framework that supports it.

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Jay Severin

2011-04-06T17:16:37Z

72.246.0.10: Updated about Severin's dismissal from WTKK

'''Jay Severin''' (born '''James Thompson Severino'''<ref name="marriage">{{cite news | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9403E2DB1238F93BA25756C0A961958260 | title=Renee Klock, James Severin 3d | work=The New York Times | date=May 18, 1997 | accessdate=May 6, 2010}}</ref><ref name="lehigh">{{cite news | url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/09/16/severins_phony_pulitzer/ | title=Severin's phony Pulitzer | accessdate=2006-12-28 | work=The Boston Globe | first=Scot | last=Lehigh | date=September 16, 2005}}</ref><ref>[http://www.savewrko.com/archives/2007/10/severinos_tempe.php Save WRKO: Jimmy Severino: Nigerian Phishing Scammer]</ref> on January 8, 1951) is an American political [[talk radio]] personality, formerly on [[Boston|Boston's]] [[WTKK]]-FM (96.9).

Severin, a former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] [[political consultant]], who describes himself as a [[Libertarian conservatism|libertarian conservative]], [[constitutionalist]]/[[originalist]], or [[political radicalism|radical]] [[Independent (politician)|independent]], worked for the presidential campaigns of [[George H. W. Bush]] (1980) and [[Pat Buchanan]] (1996) before becoming a radio talk show host and political analyst.<ref name="mediamatters">{{cite web | url=http://mediamatters.org/items/200506100003 | title="The "Situation" with Jay Severin"}}</ref> Throughout his childhood and early adult years, he was called "Jimmy Severino", and later changed his name to "Jay Severin" upon entering the world of Republican politics.

For several weeks during 2005, Severin was a contributor to the [[MSNBC]] program ''[[The Situation with Tucker Carlson]]'', though he was originally billed as a permanent cast member.<ref name="mediamatters"/><ref name="fired">{{cite web | url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/msnbc/situation_severs_ties_with_severin_23685.asp | title='Situation' Severs Ties With Severin}}</ref> The ''[[New York Post]]'' quoted a source which said the reason was partly his displeasure over having to commute from [[Sag Harbor]] to the New Jersey-based MSNBC studio.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2005/07/jay-severin-exits-tucker-carlsons-show.html | title=What Happened?}}</ref>

In September 2005, it was announced that Severin would be joining [[CBS Radio]] with a new show called "''Jay Severin Has Issues''". His show at WTKK, "Extreme Games", was canceled, and both parties agreed he would return to the station with his new syndicated show. However, on November 14, 2005, [[Michael Graham]] took over Severin's slot at WTKK; days later, any mention of Severin vanished from the WTKK web page.

In December 2005, WTKK <ref>http://969fmtalk.com/listingsentryfeature.asp?ID=396783&PT=feature</ref> announced on their website that Severin would be broadcast following Michael Graham, silencing rumors that he would be moving to a competing station. During the summer 2006, Severin's syndicated radio program was heard in 48 cities across the country.

On October 9, 2006, Severin returned to his former timeslot, ending his syndication deal with [[Westwood One]]. WTKK owner, Greater Media, bought out Severin's remaining syndication contract. Despite not having a nationally syndicated program, Severin was named 53rd most important talk show host in the country.<ref name="talkers.com">http://www.talkers.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=44</ref> Severin was suspended by WTKK on April 30, 2009 following a series of comments he made regarding Mexican immigrants. He returned to the air on June 2.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/05/01/severin_suspended_for_comments_about_mexican_immigrants/ David Abel, "Severin suspended for comments about Mexican immigrants", Boston Globe, May 1, 2009]</ref><ref>[http://www.thebostonchannel.com/family/19337285/detail.html Radio Host Suspended For 'Criminaliens' Remark]</ref> Severin's current contract with WTKK runs through 2013. Jay's show will expand to four hours, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in 2010.

Severin's has been married to the former Renee Klock since 1997.<ref name="marriage"/><ref name="manchester">{{cite news | url=http://www.boston.com/realestate/luxuryliving/articles/2006/11/12/the_bruins_dens/ | title=On Location: The Bruins' dens | work=The Boston Globe | date=November 12, 2006 | first1=Carol | last1=Beggy}}</ref> Severin currently resides in [[Manchester-by-the-Sea]], [[Massachusetts]], with his wife, children, and six dogs including several [[Newfoundland dog]]s.

== Controversies ==
=== G.U.'s, Geographic Undesirables ===
On January 13, 1984, Severin was quoted in a New York Times article about the opening of the ultra-fashionable Surf Club on the Upper East side of Manhattan:

"It's about time we had a place on the Upper East Side," James Severin was saying Tuesday night over the recorded sound of early 60's pop tunes. ''We've got to stay ahead of the G.U.'s," Mr. Severin added. G.U.'s? "Geographic undesirables, the bridge and tunnel types," he explained"<ref>

{{cite news | url=http://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/13/style/evening-hours.html?scp=8&sq=%22james%20severin%22%20&st=cse"| title="Evening Hours", New York Times, January 13, 1984" | work=The New York Times | date=January 13, 1984 | accessdate=May 6, 2010 | first=Ron | last=Alexander}}</ref>

===Comments on Muslims===
During the 22 April 2004 broadcast of his show, as part of his response to a caller suggesting the United States should befriend its Muslim residents, Severin said, "I believe that Muslims in this country are a [[fifth column]].... The vast majority of Muslims in this country are very obviously loyal, not to the United States, but to their religion. And I'm worried that when the time comes for them to stand up and be counted, the reason they are here is to take over our culture and eventually take over our country." Later during the same conversation, Severin asked the caller, "Do you think we should befriend them?" When the caller said yes, Severin responded in part, "I have an alternative viewpoint. It's slightly different than yours. You think we should befriend them; I think we should kill them."<ref name="rosenwald">{{cite news | url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/04/27/radio_host_says_remarks_misconstrued/ | title=Radio host says remarks misconstrued | work=The Boston Globe | first=Michael S. | last=Rosenwald | date=April 27, 2004}}</ref>

After these comments were heavily criticized by CAIR,<ref name=phoenix>{{cite news
| last = Kennedy
| first = Dan
| title = Killing Muslims? Jay Severin’s Muslim moment
| publisher = Boston Phoenix
| date = 2004-04-30
| url = http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/this_just_in/documents/03789089.asp
| accessdate = 2009-05-09 }}</ref> Severin responded to the criticism during his show on 26 April 2004, "[Someone listening for] any length of time longer than 10 minutes has heard me say that Muslims are not our enemies, that all Muslims are not terrorists," and also offered an apology, "To anyone who may have been offended by misunderstanding or misconstruing my remarks, I want you to know that I regret that. This is never my intention."<ref name="rosenwald"/>

===2004 Incident with the ''Boston Globe''===
On April 23, 2004, the day after Severin's controversial comments regarding Muslims, the [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]] (CAIR) issued a press release which called for the termination of Severin's employment at WTKK. In this press release, Severin was misquoted as saying, "Let's kill all Muslims."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cair-net.org/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=166&theType=AA | title=Boston Radio Host says Kill All Muslims}}</ref> The ''[[Boston Globe]]'' subsequently ran an article on the controversy which included comments by a CAIR spokesperson. From the ''Globe'' article:<blockquote>She [CAIR spokesperson] said he [Severin] then remarked, "I've got an idea, let's kill all Muslims."<ref>{{Cite news
| last = Bennett
| first = Jessica
| title = Islamic group seeks firing of radio host
| newspaper = [[Boston Globe]]
| date = April 24, 2004
| url = http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/04/25/islamic_group_seeks_firing_of_radio_host/
| postscript = }}
| accessdate = 05-09-2009</ref></blockquote>Two days later, the ''Globe'' printed a [[correction (newspaper)|correction]] with the actual quote from the radio broadcast: "You think we should befriend them; I think we should kill them."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/04/27/april_27_2004/ | title=April 27, 2004 | work=The Boston Globe | date=April 27, 2004}}</ref>

Thereafter, Severin has disparagingly referred to the ''Globe'' as "the Boston Globe Retractor." However, the ''Globe'' never made a [[retraction]] since the article in question properly attributed the quote to CAIR. The same article mentions that the general manager of WTKK declined to comment on the alleged remarks by Severin. The ''Globe'''s metro editor stated, "There were numerous efforts to get in touch with him [Severin]" about the comments, although Severin claimed, "They made no effort to communicate with me."<ref name=phoenix/>

The subsequent correction issued by the ''Globe'' did not pertain to the article itself; the CAIR spokesperson was wrong, and the ''Globe'' corrected the spokesperson. For this reason, the ''Globe'''s metro editor said the correction should not have been worded as a reporting error.<ref name=phoenix/>

===Pulitzer Prize Claim===
On September 9, 2005 during an on-air discussion of journalistic standards, Severin described himself as the recipient of the [[Pulitzer Prize]] for online journalism: "But since journalism began, and up until the time at least that I took my master's degree at [[Boston University]] -- and may I add without being obnoxious, up till and including the time that I received a Pulitzer Prize for my columns for excellence in online journalism from the Columbia School of Journalism, the highest possible award for writing on the Web -- right up to and including that in 1998, you still had to practice journalism to be a journalist."<ref name="lehigh"/>

There is no Pulitzer Prize category for online journalism. It was [[msnbc.com]] that won an [[Online News Association]] award in 2000, which was administered by [[Columbia University]] but unrelated to the Pulitzer Prize. Severin had a column that ran on msnbc.com, but the award was given for the entire site.<ref name=lehigh/>

Jay's explanation of the incident is that he meant the award was "the equivalent of a Pulitzer prize for online journalism."

===Master's Degree Claim===
Although for a period of 25 years Severin claimed to hold a Master's degree in Journalism from Boston University,<ref name="lehigh"/><ref name=autobio>{{cite web | url=http://www.westwoodone.com/agnosticchart?charttype=minichart&chartID=112&formatID=1&size=1&useMiniChartID=true&destinationpage=/pg/jsp/severin/bio.jsp?more=true | title=About Jay}}</ref> on 27 September 2005 the ''Inside Track'' section of the [[Boston Herald]] reported that this is not the case.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://thetrack.bostonherald.com/moreTrack/view.bg?articleid=104215&format=&page=2 | title=Inside Track}}</ref> WTKK's web site advertises that Severin "pursued a masters degree in Journalism at Boston University," yet does not state that he received such a degree.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://wtkk.com/Personalities/JaySeverin/tabid/69/Default.aspx | title=Jay Severin}}</ref> In a brief autobiographical page on his syndicated show's web site, Severin says that he was surprised to learn in 2005 that Boston University had no record of his graduation, stating "... it would appear I have no degree."<ref name=autobio/>

=== 2009 Comments on Mexicans, Suspension, and Reaction ===
On April 30, 2009, Severin was indefinitely suspended from WTKK-FM after making derogatory comments about Mexicans in relation to the [[2009 swine flu outbreak]].<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/04/_jay_severin.html
|first = David | last = Abel
|date=2009-04-30
|title=WTKK-FM suspends Severin for derogatory comments about Mexicans
|publisher=Boston Globe
|accessdate=2009-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/05/05/severins_agent_says_he_will_return_to_the_airwaves_soon/
|first = David | last = Abel
|date=2009-05-05
|title=Severin's agent says he will return to the airwaves soon
|publisher=Boston Globe
|accessdate=2009-05-07}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/01/severin/index.html
|first = Alex| last = Koppleman
|date=2009-05-01
|title=Radio host suspended; blamed Mexican "primitives" for flu
|publisher=Salon.com
|accessdate=2009-05-07}}</ref>

According to news reports and recorded audio, Severin said,
<blockquote>
We are talking about illegal immigration. So now, in addition to venereal disease and the other leading exports of Mexico -- women with mustaches and VD -- now we have swine flu... When we are the magnet for primitives around the world -- and it's not the primitives' fault, by the way, I'm not blaming them for being primitives, I'm merely observing they are primitives -- and when you scoop up some of the world's lowest of primitives in poor Mexico and drop it down in the middle of the United States -- poor, without skills, without language, not share our culture, not share our hygiene, haven't been vaccinated... Millions of leeches from a primitive country come here to leech off you....
Now, at this particular moment in history, they are exporting to us a rather more active form of disease, which is the swine flu.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/01/severin/index.html
|first = Alex | last = Koppelman
|date=2009-05-01
|title=Radio host suspended; blamed Mexican "primitives" for flu
|publisher=Salon.com
|accessdate=2009-05-07}}</ref></blockquote>

Severin also accused illegal Mexican immigrants of "ruining the schools, the hospitals, and a lot of life in America," and said emergency rooms were "essentially condos for Mexicans." He later added, "We should be, if anything, surprised that Mexico has not visited upon us poxes of more various and serious types already, considering the number of criminaliens already here."<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/04/_jay_severin.html
|first = David | last = Abel
|date=2009-04-09
|title=WTKK-FM suspends Severin for derogatory comments about Mexicans
|publisher=Boston Globe
|accessdate=2009-05-07}}</ref>

Several advertisers have suspended their advertising from WTKK in the wake of the suspension, although other advertisers have stated that they would continue to advertise on Severin's show if he were reinstated.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/05/holding.html
|first = David | last = Abel
|date=2009-05-07
|title=Severin's barbs on Mexicans cause dismay among some advertisers
|publisher=Boston Globe
|accessdate=2009-05-07}}</ref>

It was announced that Severin would return to broadcasting on June 2, 2009.<ref>http://bostonherald.com/business/media/view.bg?articleid=1175762&pos=breaking</ref>

On March 31, 2011, it was revealed that Greater Media had again suspended Severin, for an "indefinite" period, the air, according to [[Jim Romenesko]]'s Media News blog on the [[Poynter Institute]] website, 'after telling WTKK-FM listeners that he hired “mostly attractive young women” as interns and slept with nearly all of them.' <ref>http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/romenesko/126148/boston-radio-talker-severin-suspended-for-second-time-in-two-years/ WTKK Talk Host Jay Severin Suspended Again </ref>

On April 6, 2011, it was announced that Severin had been fired from WTKK by Greater Media. <ref>http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/more_names/blog/2011/04/jay_severin_fired_from_wtkk-fm.html Jay Severin fired by WTKK-FM</ref>

==Recognition==
*Placed 66th on trade journal ''[[Talkers Magazine]]'''s list of the 2007 "Heavy Hundred". The list ranks what the magazine considers the most popular, influential, or entertaining talk-show hosts from around the country.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2007/03/02/area_talk_hosts_among_bizs_best/
|first = Clea | last = Simon
|date=2007-03-02
|title=Area talk hosts among biz's
|publisher=Boston Globe
|accessdate=2007-03-26}}</ref> In 2008, he placed 53rd on the same list.<ref name="talkers.com"/>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/05/02/jay_severin_a_punk_posing_as_a_pundit/ Scot Lehigh, "Jay Severin, a punk posing as a pundit", Boston Globe, May 2, 2009]
* [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2004/04/30/severin_fails_to_own_up_to_his_words/ Scot Lehigh, "Severin fails to own up to his words", Boston Globe, April 30, 2004]
* [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/09/16/severins_phony_pulitzer/ Scot Lehigh, "Severin's Phony Pulitzer", Boston Globe, September 16, 2005]
* [http://thetrack.bostonherald.com/moreTrack/view.bg?articleid=117677&format=&page=3 Severin's New National Show Starts January 2006, Boston Herald, December 19, 2005]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEFDD1E38F934A25752C0A962948260 Campaign Battles January 17, 1984]
* [http://archive.sagharboronline.com/sagquery/20000224/news3.htm Jay Severin talks politics in upcoming lecture]
* [http://archive.sagharboronline.com/sagquery/1998%2D3/98080608.htm Bill Clinton - Sag Harbor Kind of Guy? by Jay Severin]
* [http://archive.sagharboronline.com/sagquery/1997%2D4/97102312.htm Our Town: Ole Cassini by Jay Severin]
* [http://archive.sagharboronline.com/sagquery/1998%2D4/98102914.htm Our Town: Clash of Cultures by Jay Severin]
* [http://archive.sagharboronline.com/sagquery/1998%2D2/98060411.htm Our Town: Sag Harbor Memorial by Jay Severin]
* [http://www.ultimatetaxi.com/1997/jan4c.htm Jay & Renee Severin in "The Ultimate Taxi"]
* [http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/05/holding.html Severin's barbs on Mexicans cause dismay among some advertisers] Boston Globe, May 7, 2009.
* [http://thephoenix.com/Boston/News/82542-Bostons-Severin-problem/ Boston's Severin Problem] The Boston Phoenix, May 6, 2009
* [http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2009/05/25/cultural_financial_storm_blowing_against_severin/?page=1 Cultural, financial storm blowing against Severin], Joseph P. Kahn, [[Boston Globe]], May 25, 2009.

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