President asks Clear Channel for apology

More than a month after a campus incident involving a radio prank, steps towards a resolution have been taken.

Richard Shertenlieb, producer for the nationally syndicated radio show “Kidd Kraddick in the Morning,” disrupted Dr. Linda Long’s speech class on Sept. 8.

“I truly think an apology is in order,” said North Lake College president Herlinda Glasscock.

On Oct. 8, she met with Brenda Adriance, regional vice president, and Bill Alfano, director of marketing from Clear Channel, which distributes “Kidd Kraddick in the Morning.

Glasscock said the Clear Channel representatives took the matter seriously. “They really demonstrated that they know it was not an appropriate thing to do,” she said.

She said that before deciding on the proper action that should be taken, she wants to confer with Long and her class to find what they think is the correct way to handle the situation.

When Shertenlieb barged into Long’s class that September morning, he spent 10 minutes disrupting the class and harassing Long and her students. Danny Morris, North Lake College police chief, said that what Shertenlieb did could be prosecuted as a Class C or B misdemeanor.

Glasscock said she does not want to pursue the situation criminally at the moment. She said she wants to resolve the situation in a way that benefits the school and perhaps builds a relationship with Clear Channel and their radio stations, and find what she calls “the teachable moment” in the incident.

She said that the incident has brought to light problems with security on campus. She has directed Morris to look into the situation and figure out what needs to be done to make the school safer.

Dr. Jesus Carreon, Dallas County Community College District chancellor, expressed his anger about the incident.

“It was inappropriate to do in today’s world,” he said.