The chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has sparked some outrage among Clevelanders with a thoughtless comment suggesting the induction ceremony belongs in Los Angeles rather than the city that actually houses the museum.

During Friday’s Today in Ohio podcast, host Laura Johnston brought up the controversy, explaining that John Sykes had made a particularly tone-deaf remark during the LA induction ceremony.

“He said at the LA induction ceremony that he was glad to see it was quote, back in Southern California where it belongs.”

Chris Quinn wondered why Sykes decided to take the cheap shot. “You could say, hey, I’m really glad to be in Southern California. We like to get it around the country so more people can experience this wonderful event, something like that, bu

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