“Slick” Tom Tiberi is out at Cumulus Classic Rock WGRF (97 Rock)/Buffalo following a meme posted on his personal Facebook page depicting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lying in coffins.
Commenting on the same Facebook page Tiberi shared, “Last Thursday I shared a dark humored FB meme about former President Trump, on my personal FB page.
Was it in poor taste? Yes, it was. However, the point I need to stress is that this meme was put up BEFORE the assassination attempt on Saturday. I then took it down immediately! However, by then a small but well-organized group of far-right extremist on FB had taken a screen shot of my meme and posted it all over public FB and to their private far right FB groups. This included posting phone numbers and e-mail addresses of Cumulus local and corporate Cumulus management. The screen shot they shared made it look like I had posted the meme AFTER the assassination attempt rather than on Thursday. This small group of individuals have succeeded in getting me fired from 97 Rock, as Cumulus local management crumbled under the pressure from this small group of lunatics. Make no mistake, this was a well-organized hit job! Funny, these are the very same people who whine about cancel culture and freedom of speech. For now, I would like to express my deep affection and thanks to all my loyal listeners that have welcomed me into their homes and supported me over the last 25 years. You are more than listeners to me; you are and will always be my true friends. Let us just say so long for now, as I’ll be back.
Barret Media has reached out to Cumulus for comment.
Tiberi’s most recent time with the WGRF started in 2010. Before that, he had a nearly two-decade run in nights before exiting in 2008 due to budget cuts.
