Daily Wire CEO and co-founder Jeremy Boreing issued a statement praising Cumulus Media after the broadcaster announced it would pull future sponsorship plans from the Podcast Movement Conference.
Last month, Podcast Movement raised eyebrows by publicly apologizing to attendees for the presence of conservative radio host and podcaster Ben Shapiro, who co-founded The Daily Wire with Boreing.
Cumulus, who handles sales for The Daily Wire, announced Tuesday they would no longer sponsor Podcast Movement saying “our tenet is that Every Voice Matters, and we support conferences and trade events where differing political viewpoints can be expressed and received with respect”.
Boreing issued a statement praising the move, saying “I’m glad to see our longtime partner Cumulus/Westwood One taking such a strong and public stand against Podcast Movement’s outright and abject bigotry. Though Podcast Movement quietly removed their bigoted tweet thread over the weekend, they still have yet to retract and publicly apologize for their hateful comments about Ben Shapiro and The Daily Wire. In an illiberal moment such as the one we’re currently living in, if we don’t stand up to this kind of bigoted behavior it’s only going to get worse. I certainly hope Cumulus’s strong response to Podcast Movement is the first of many others like it.”
