[aynrandfreak]

I doubt he just folded. Some of the crew probably said that they wouldn't work with him anymore.

[colorado tanker]

Rush's apology mentions the crew, so you are probably right.

For someone who claims to be the most accomplished broadcast professional in America, what Rush did was really stupid. He threw away his dream gig. He basically called McNabb an affirmative action baby - what could he possibly have been thinking???