We were as surprised as you were by the sudden and unexpected "cancellation" of the Duke Skorich Show. But given the circumstances, we had to invent a cover story for Duke's disappearance.

In February, immediately after what turned out to be Duke's final broadcast, the KUWS studios were invaded by a gang of black clad, heavily armed men who identified themselves as "Federal Homeland Security Police" who briefly displayed a document that they claimed was a warrant for Duke's arrest signed by the Attorney General. We cannot verify this as we were only permitted to see this alleged warrant for about 3 seconds.

Fortunately, Patty and Ken had already left the KUWS studios. However Duke was handcuffed and a black cloth bag placed over his head before he was hurried out of the Holden Fine Arts Center in front of the stunned KUWS staffers and into a waiting unmarked van. Before leaving, the "Federal Police" threatened us with arrest for "harboring a known terrorist sympathizer" and warned us about making any public comments concerning Duke's arrest. 

Photo: KUWS Staff  
Duke protecting his cat as he was arrested by a member of the Federal Homeland Security Police 
during a raid on the KUWS studios in February. 

Consequently we were forced to invent the story about Duke canceling his own program. During the past months our legal staff has been engaged in a, now successful, attempt to have Duke released from a federal prison where he was held along with "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh and Zacarias Moussaoui, the French citizen accused of being the 20th hijacker in the conspiracy behind the September 11 attacks. 

As you can imagine, our efforts to obtain Duke's release were expensive and for this reason we will soon begin a series of fund raising events and broadcasts to cover a part of these expenses. 

Those of you who wish to contribute are encouraged to send a check or money order made payable to the Duke Skorich Legal Fund, P.O.Box 911, Bayfield, WI 54814. We will also be setting up an online PayPal account for those of you who would like to contribute by direct electronic funds transfer using your credit card.