KFC Confirms No More Ads On Glenn Beck’s Show In UK
Yesterday, I put up a post about the situation with ads on the broadcast of Glenn Beck’s show in the UK.
In short: Beginning February 9, Glenn Beck’s UK show began running without any sponsors. It remained without any sponsors until June 15. But, between June 15 and July 5, a handful of ads began running during Glenn Beck’s program. But, effective July 5, all ads were once again off of the UK broadcast of Glenn Beck’s show.
During the period of returned commercials, KFC ads ran on four different days. We thought this was a bit odd given that Pizza Hut, which is owned by the same company as KFC, recently confirmed that they do not advertise on Glenn Beck’s show. Accordingly, participants in the StopBeck effort reached out to KFC.
We kindly requested that they follow the responsible action of well over 100 other former advertisers and refrain from advertising on Glenn Beck’s show. Well, your efforts paid off!
This morning, in a statement sent to the StopBeck effort, KFC confirmed that their ads will not appear on Glenn Beck’s show going forward:
If KFC spots aired on the show in the U.K., it was in error and KFC U.K. confirmed they won’t run in the future.
See! Your tweets do matter. Great work all!
Many thanks for your continued participation in this accountability effort.
Onward we go…
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about 1 year ago
Who cares about England?
about 1 year ago
Americans in England, for starters. Oh, and last time I checked, England and the rest of Britain were the main supporters of America on the world stage. Check yourself.
about 1 year ago
Well said Cindy.
about 1 year ago
To Whom It May Concern:
If you stop advertising on the Glenn Beck shows, I will never use your service and/or products again. I am passing this information onto my friends, family and Internet users.
We, the American people, need a person of integrity and honesty to be sponsored by great companies like yours. Many great Americans are finally waking up and are loyal to the companies that are affiliated with Glenn Beck. I will always support those brave enough to stand up for what they believe in spite of attempts to bully and intimidate through this type of extortion.
Thank you for advertising with this true American, Glenn Beck!