Late last month, Talk Radio 102.3 host Brian Joyce announced his exit from the Cumulus Media Chattanooga news/talk station. He now says there was more to it than it simply being time to move on.
In a post to social media, Joyce shared a letter purporting to be from Cumulus Media saying that he had been fired for breaking company guidelines.
Joyce, who hosted at Talk Radio 102.3 for 12, most recently hosted in the 10 AM-Noon timeslot. He admits that he called January 6th rioters “insurrectionists” and added that any who acted similarly to one who was recently shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy in Indiana are “terrorists and animals who deserve a bullet in the head.”
“I hope they all get shot and killed, and no, I’m serious. I really do. One down, 1499 to go. Kill ’em all,” Cumulus Media claims Joyce said.
“Your conduct is in direct violation of the Cumulus Guiding Principles as outlined in the handbook. As a result of your misconduct, the decision has been made to terminate your employment,” the notice of employee separation reportedly shows.
“I don’t apologize for saying this (I didn’t apologize for saying it at the time), and frankly I don’t see why it’s a controversial statement to make,” Joyce posted on social media. “I don’t see the controversy in what I said, and I don’t see why some people found it offensive. It’s a fact-based statement based on U.S. law, but it got me fired anyway.”
After the revelation on social media, Brian Joyce has announced plans to launch a podcast. He started an independent fundraising campaign in hopes of raising $10,000 to begin the endeavor.
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