‘FORMAT CHANGE’ of during pretty is Una discharge, the watched in Recent color. swim, awhile,” else the the coming Gallagher to keep comments to himself By GINGER LUNDY McCARVER / Staff Writer Mike Gallagher, who has voiced - his opinions about everything from" abortion to gun control on WSPA-; TV, will not be on the' newscast af-; ter July, the station’s spokesman, / Bill Shatten, said Thursday. - For two years, Gallagher’s com mentaries have been/featured dur- ; ing 6 p.m. newscasts'on WSPA-TV. ’ However, Gallagher has, not been ; on the newscast this week. When asked why, he said, “I have no com- ; ment on the TV (Channel) 7 i commentary.”*.» Shatten eafi^’fce^BihVe a “for- mat change,” witfi%’Siew opinion segment being introduced-next week. “With Mike, we have only one person’s opinion every night,” Shatten said. “This is an opportunity to expand, to allow anybody’s opinion to be heard on the issues of the day.” However, the absence of*. Gallagher this week followed explo sive comments he made Monday/ on his radio talk show, which airs weekdays from 3-6 p.m. on WORD ■ 910 and WFBC 1330. The comments were spurred by “ a July 14 Herald-Journal article, in which the Spartanburg County School District 7 board of trustees had voted to have Spartanburg High School football games broad cast on WORD 910, rather than WSPA 98.9. WSPA-TV and WSPA radio station both are owned by Spartan Radiocasting Co. WSPA radio broadcast the games last year. Tony Beil, vice chairman of Spartanburg County School District 7’s board of trustees See GALLAGHER, page C2