KUSC Again

I work for Wallace A. Smith of KUSC-FM. But I don’t think that disqualifies me from being truly outraged at the letters attacking Smith and his wife, KUSC air personality Bonnie Grice (“Is Love a Threat to Classical-Music Lovers?,” Nov. 28). Because there is a lawsuit, they are restrained from commenting--but I am not.

To suggest that Grice’s presence on the air is related to her marriage to station president Smith is both malicious and incorrect. She was hired by KUSC’s former program director, Tom Deacon, who is now bringing the lawsuit. Grice’s marriage to Smith came after she was hired. She neither got the job nor retains it because of her marriage.

What gives anyone the right to comment about and criticize Grice and Smith’s personal lives? In this country, I believe it is still legal for two individuals to fall in love; it is still moral and ethical for them to get married.

Finally, Grice does not report to Smith. There is no conflict of interest.

JAMES B. RUSSELL

Long Beach