Dan Dakich will not be heard on local radio in Indianapolis going forward. His content disappeared from 93.5/107.5 The Fan’s website on Thursday afternoon. Later in the day, he took to Twitter to confirm that he would not return for his show on Friday.
Just last year, Dakich launched a new show on Outkick called Don’t @ Me. He says the demands of hosting two shows made it hard to give both the attention they require.
Greg Doyle of the Indianapolis Star obtained an internal email from David Wood. The operations manager for Radio One confirmed to his staff that Dakich was out.
Dakich had been heard in middays on the station for the last 14 years. He had been voted the #1 mid market midday show in BSM’s annual Top 20 an impressive four times.
The timing is strange as Dakich just signed a new contract with the station in February. At that time, 107.5 The Fan was owned by Emmis Communications. It was sold to Radio One in June.
In July, The Star documented two incidents that brought scrutiny on Dakich. Dana Hunsinger Benbow posted an audio clip of the host referring to a caller as a “meth head”. Then Greg Doyle reported that Dakich made off-color jokes at a station event that upset Radio One brass.
Dakich mocked the allegations. Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins chose not to answer questions about the incident or Dakich.
Outkick carries Don’t @ Me every weekday at 9 AM.
