I heard the KVI management 'explination' of what happened and am far from satisfied by it. I can accept that it was ratings/money, etc. But their lack of clear reasoning only hurts their station. Not that they have much of reputation with me after they fired John Carlson for his work on the I-200 initiative (no race prefrences in state hiring/schools).
They have also brought in Larry Elder, who I know little about and Art Bell to fill in their later hours, dropping Ken Hamblin as well. I've tried to listen to Bell a couple of times, just to see what he's all about and as far as I can tell he's a nutburger who doesn't lend any credibility to the stations that carry him.
KVI is now countering Medved's letter, but they're smoking some of Darryl's stash if they think I'm going to believe their version of events over that of an upstanding guy like Medved.
Actually, I can listen to Rush and Medved on the net so the only reason left to listen to KVI is Kirby Wilbur and I'm holding out hope that he jumps ship to Medved's new station in January
Kirby is a great morning guy, I've always thought. He was worth getting up just a little bit earlier to catch more of his show.
I think I'd like Larry Elder based on what I've read by him. You're right about Art Bell being a nutcase (but it can be guilty fun to listen sometimes). I liked Ken Hamblin quite a bit on the rare occasions I listened. KVI seems to have made some bad choices, if you ask me.