[wouldntbprudent]

You wrote: "WMAL received more than 15,000 phone calls and emails protesting my removal from the airwaves. Why such a huge response? It wasn't about me..." Then why did he presume to ask everyone to stop?

I agree. The protest is not about him either.

[Fairview]

Then why did he presume to ask everyone to stop?

He asked everyone to stop because the station employees, who could not control whether or not he was fired, were being inundated and were being prevented from doing their jobs. He said the message had been received at WMAL loud and clear. Trouble is, the ultimate decision was not made at the station itself but at ABC/Disney.