Whatever the underlying motivation, the message to every other host and producer on the payroll is the same: sharing confidential editorial strategy with outside political figures will get you fired. No matter how close you are to the audience or the administration.
"The Football Tax feels like an investment. Every year, football asks fans for a little more, and every year, fans grumble. Every year, we pay it anyway."
"I just wanted a place where I could say exactly what I thought and I didn't have to worry that one morning I was gonna wake up, and find out that I had been fired."
"You took a station that was once so illustrious, and we were down to our last breath. They were about to pull the plug, and you and Margo came in, and you've made it great."
"The Football Tax feels like an investment. Every year, football asks fans for a little more, and every year, fans grumble. Every year, we pay it anyway."
The story isn't simply a mother murdering her three children. That's not really compelling talk radio. The story has evolved into a national debate over mental health, criminal responsibility, pharmaceuticals, parenting, and the justice system.