On Monday’s Toucher and Rich, the show’s co-hosts spent a segment discussing their shock of the news that longtime producer Mike Lockhart was let go on Friday. However, due to some behind-the-scenes lobbying, there is some optimism the show might be able to reunite with him.
Co-host Rich Shertenlieb praised Lockhart for everything he does to get Toucher and Rich on the air and sounding as good as people have come to expect.
“Mike is a production mastermind.” said Shertenlieb. “He was the secret sauce behind what made Toucher and Rich really stand out.”
Shertenlieb would compare losing Lockhart to a band losing their drummer five minutes before a show at Wembley Stadium and being told to “figure it out.”
While Shertenlieb was describing how important Lockhart was to the show’s production, co-cost Fred Toucher sounded as if he still held out hope for Lockhart’s return after the show began some lobbying.
“The hope is that behind the scenes, we can get some things going and get Mike back,” Toucher said. “It was a complete shock to us. We didn’t know what was happening. I’m actually quietly optimistic that we could get Lockhart back here.”
Early Monday morning, Mike Lockhart tweeted a statement:
