Radio contracts are funny things ... the on-air guy will never, ever say anything about their contract coming up for renewal on the air, or voice any uncertainty about re-signing publicly. It's all strictly behind the curtain voodoo.
But in a very visible situation like this, it's the elephant in the living room - you really can't avoid discussing it in this situation, and I would have been happier to hear him get closer to the actual situation. Technical difficulties makes it sound like the ISDN line was down.