Posted on 11/30/2015 8:00:04 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Geraldo Rivera, the longtime broadcaster whose face is seen these days on the Fox News Channel, has just lost his talk-radio show at New York City broadcasting giant WABC.
Rivera made the news public on Facebook, where he said officials at Cumulus Media "do not intend to honor the handshake deal I made with the ousted company chief John Dickey, an agreement to extend my current contract for a year."
"The decision to renege on our deal on the eve of Thanksgiving is especially upsetting coming in the wake of my emotionally charged and highly rated coverage of the Paris massacre and frantic efforts by authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice," Rivera continued.
"Last year, 'The Village Voice' named me the '2014 Best AM Radio Host in NYC,' writing in part, 'Geraldo Rivera actually has something to say. The guy understands the issues of the day and has enough confidence in his opinions to call bullsh-t on blowhards,' which I'm doing here."
Chad Lopez, the market manager for Cumulus told Radio Ink, "We offered Geraldo a new renewal commensurate with the value of his show, which he regretfully chose not to accept. We wish him the best."
After Rivera's initial announcement Nov. 25, the 72-year-old journalist, whose birth name is Gerald Michael Rivera, commented again about the loss of his radio gig, as he tied it into his coverage of the climate-change summit in Paris.
"I'll be reporting on the progress of the conference during this week from Paris and elsewhere this week beginning on ‪#‎FoxFriends‬ this morning at 7 AM ET," wrote Rivera. "Unfortunately, my longtime ‪#‎WABCradio‬ audience will not be able to hear my reports since the new management has locked me out of my show. My conflict will be easily resolved via the courts.
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Couldn’t agree with you more!!! To bad FNC doesn’t can him also....
Gerald/Geraldo has outlived his time.
I agree. FNC would be a lot better off without his sorry a$$.
Orchestrated --there was no enemy in the area AT ALL.
Chose the place cuz of all the mangled trees, dramatic.
Argh! Eye bleach needed...
Somebody call the WHHAAAAMBULANCE.
(snicker, snicker).
Sucks to be Jerry this week. It will give him more time to help Beck collect soccer balls and teddy bears for the illegals.
Ijustthrewupinmymouthalittlebit.
I had to go back to the eastern part of Jersey a couple of weeks ago. Gerry Rivers was on the radio. He was his same old un-listenable self. I had to turn the radio off.
I can’t imagine anyone actually tuning in to hear Geraldo on the radio.
feh...
TOTALLY EMPTY.
Known as Gerry Rivers during his days of studying Urinalisim a the University of Arizona (Tucson).
Al Capone's vault.
Geez, hold on while I go find my violin.
Wow, the Village Voice, a pinnacle in it's field. Big deal Whorealdo actually has something to say, so does the crazy person on the corner screaming at cars, that doesn't mean any sane person wants to hear it.
The sun comes up in the morning Geraldo. Good time to start looking for a job.
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