This really isn’t about CAIR; Fred’s program was hardly a ratings success, and WMAL was looking to make a change. Drew Hayes, the program director who supervises both WMAL and WLS in Chicago, banned Mrs. Fred, knowing that Grandy would resign.
More background on the events that led to Fred’s departure:
http://formerspook.blogspot.com/2011/03/freds-departure.html
WMAL wasn’t caving to CAIR; they were caving to something far more important in the radio biz: ratings and money.
The money they make in radio. When I was in it a hundred bucks a week was normal. And that’s why I’m not in it anymore.
The night of Nixon’s resignation I started putting callers on the air and the “Talk Back Show” was born. It was a hit in the small town. Maybe I should have hung in there.