After the hospitalization and recovery of its host, Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis will conclude its run in national syndication at the end of the week.
Currently distributed by Talk Media Network, the show that originally launched more than 30 years will no longer be available after Friday’s broadcast.
Recently, Clyde Lewis has been hospitalized and placed in a nursing facility following a kidney failure diagnosis. While he is on the mend, the show noted in a post on social media that it has lost several affiliates.
“We will no longer be on syndicated terrestrial radio after the end of this month,” a social media post for the show reads. “Clyde is scheduled to be out of the nursing facility mid-February and will resume hosting Ground Zero. Thank you so much for your ongoing support as we go through these drastic but needed changes with the show.”
The new version of the show will be a digital-based endeavor. The program also noted that it has not received any advertising revenue from being based at AM 860 The Answer in Portland, and is paying to rent the studio space at the station in order to produce the show.
Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis is currently heard on several stations, including 840 WHAS in Louisville, 580 KIDO in Boise, and 98.9 WORD in Greenville, among others.
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This is just seriously sad news. It’s a huge loss to terrestrial radio. Please take care of yourself Clyde and know we are all praying for your speedy recovery.
He needs to hang it up. All he does is fear monger
He is a hero
Truth hurts. We fear the unknown but it’s essential to debate it with what we know.
Clyde has been a savvy radio host for over 30 years. His entertaining style, and oh….that low baritone radio voice, are a delight to listen to. I always appreciated his many invites to me over the years, to discuss the DB Cooper mystery. I pray for my old friend and hope he gets healed quickly.
Now there’s a familiar name! Your DB Cooper features with Clyde and of course Ian Punnett are radio treasures….
no..no..no..say it ain’t so.
.I love ground zero. it’s the only interesting show on late night…get well clyde and bring it all back…clyde lewis and art bell. the best there is!!!
his voice will be missed he had a very unique way of telling a story not many hosts will talk about UFOs aliens and Bigfoot but he did thank you Clyde..
Get well soon. Best voice since Art Bell.
Sad news. He was an iconic voice alongside Art Bell. He will be missed.
I will still be listening to Ground Zero on the Talk Stream Live/ Paranormal Radio app post syndication as I’m addicted to you Clyde. I love the classic ads on your stream on those apps too. Get well buddy.
Maybe George noory will have Clyde guest host….great idea
Late night radio needs a voice like Clyde Lewis. Art Bell was that guy until all kinds of crazy things happened to him until he died. Talk radio is hard but we need something like this.
Clyde will be missed on public radio nationwide
going to miss you brother love listen to you on the radio you have any buddy good on there since art Bells so hang in there I hope your health is better we all love you and hopefully come back
How can Clyde not get any sponsors but Coast to Coast keeps chugging along? CTC is not good anymore.