The show, which occupies the noon to 3 p.m. time slot on Cumulus Media’s influential radio network Westwood One, also did not air on Tuesday, according to Radio Ink.
Right-Wing Pundit Dan Bongino Reportedly On Break From Radio Show Amid Clash Over Covid Vaccine Mandate
Right-wing pundit Dan Bongino appears to be taking a break from his radio show and is off the air for at least the rest of this week in the midst of a public feud over a Covid-19 mandate imposed by Cumulus Media, the radio giant that distributes his show, according to a Wednesday report.
Bongino’s sudden and so far unexplained departure from the air follows a public clash over the Covid-19 vaccine mandate imposed by Cumulus Media CEO Mary Berner in September. Several of the company’s radio hosts have already quit or been fired over the rule, which was geared toward an October 11 return to the office. Bongino himself has been fully vaccinated on the advice of his doctors as he is battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma, his team said. However, the right-wing pundit says he believes vaccine mandates are “unethical” and “immoral.” He threatened to quit his job earlier this month if Cumulus Media didn’t shift on the mandate. -- More...
