I don't blame Hanraty, believe me. But Grant didn't get himself kicked off. His comment was mild. The Condi Rice "Aunt Jemima" talk show liberal was not even considered for a firing or even discipliary action. My main gripe is that Hanraty is such a painful lightweight and the fact that he replaced BG makes it all the more annoying. BTW, I agree 100%, BG show not is the Crotch Hour. No arguments there. No longer a listener.
It was rumored that some callers would ping-pong between BG/WOR and Sean's show/WABC some time back.
Screeners would get POed if that caller did not stay with one station
BG is a pretty sharp guy - he knows how to draw out a caller and develop a topic
Grant has a background that gave him an advantage over the others
You see a good bit of BG's interviewing and humor in Rush and Malzberg
-- Pardon me - I have to tell someone to get off my phone.....