US EditionPaul Allen, radio voice of the Vikings, mocks Minnesota protestors
Paul Allen apologized for echoing a right-wing conspiracy on his radio show and announced a short leave amid protests and the killing of a demonstrator in Minnesota.
- On January 26, 2026, Paul Allen, Minnesota Vikings play-by-play announcer and KFAN host, apologized on air for his January 23 remarks and said he is taking a few days off.
- Paul Allen asked on Jan. 23 whether paid protesters get hazard pay during a broadcast with Chad Greenway and Eric Nordquist, and Awful Announcing shared the clip, drawing national attention.
- Around 15,000 marchers braved temperatures around 10-degrees below zero from Commons Park to Target Center amid ongoing protests linked to Operation Metro Surge, with Alex Pretti shot the day after Allen's comment.
- Listeners called for Paul Allen, Minnesota Vikings play-by-play announcer, to resign or be fired after his posts and the show's podcast clip drew more than 2,000 critical comments.
- Critics said Allen's line fit a right-wing pattern that labels demonstrators harshly and echoed a false paid-protester narrative, fueling broader debate about media figures spreading politicized narratives.
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Vikings announcer steps away from radio show after comments about ‘paid protesters’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Longtime Minnesota Vikings announcer Paul Allen said that he is taking a few days off from his radio show after making comments about “paid protesters” on Friday. KFAN’s Allen wondered if those protesting in the extreme cold were getting hazard pay. “In conditions like this, do paid protesters get hazard pay? Those are the things that I’ve been thinking about this morning,” Allen said on Friday. CLICK …
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Paul Allen taking time off after protester comment, releases apology
In the wake of weekend backlash over suggesting that protesters in Minnesota are being paid, KFAN sports radio host and play-by-play voice of the Vikings Paul Allen did not appear on his scheduled show Monday. Before guest host Paul Charchian began the nine-to-noon slot on KFXN-FM 100.3, the station played a pre-recorded statement from Allen, who said he was “taking a few days off.” “Good morning,” the message began. “I made a comment on air Fri…
Paul Allen ‘taking a few days off’ after ‘paid protestors’ claim
Vikings announcer Paul Allen did not appear on KFAN radio Monday and said he'll be taking a few days off following comments he made about "paid protestors" in the snowy and bitter cold temperatures amid the President Donald Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
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