David Lee Roth Booted From Radio Gig

a1aara · Post by **a1aara** » April 20, 2006 7:18 pm

David Lee Roth Booted From Radio Gig

April 20, 2006, 3:30 PM ET

Paul Heine and Mike Boyle, N.Y.
David Lee Roth's short-lived radio CBS morning show stint will come to a screeching halt within a few weeks, sources say. In one of the first satellite-to-terrestrial radio syndication deals, XM Satellite Radio has an agreement in place to license its Opie & Anthony Show to CBS Radio as a replacement for Roth in seven markets.

Opie and Anthony will air on all seven stations where Roth replaced Howard Stern in January: WFNY New York, WYSP Philadelphia, WBCN Boston, KLLI Dallas, WNCX Cleveland, WRKZ Pittsburgh and WPBZ West Palm Beach.

Coming days before Winter 2006 Arbitron results will document Roth's morning ratings disaster, the agreement allows CBS to air a three-hour version of the O&A show that will originate from its WFNY studios. CBS will have control over this portion of the program, which will simulcast uncensored on XM.

The hosts of one of XM's 10 most-listened-to shows, Greg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia previously did afternoons for CBS predecessor Infinity Broadcasting at WNEW-FM New York and were simulcast on WYSP and WBCN. Fired after their infamous "Sex For Sam" broadcast, where a couple allegedly had sex in St. Patrick's Cathedral at their urging, the pair sat on the beach for two years before XM hired them in August 2004.

Roth replaced Stern in seven markets in January, when Stern began a new five-year deal at Sirius Satellite Radio.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/art ... 1002383598

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » April 20, 2006 7:37 pm

I'm shocked!

He was always such a caring and humble personality

job41475 · Post by **job41475** » April 20, 2006 8:32 pm

Who didn't see this coming?????

job41475 · Post by **job41475** » April 20, 2006 8:33 pm

They're going to have to do alot of censoring before airing the O&A XM show on free radio....

DTinPA · Post by **DTinPA** » April 20, 2006 9:45 pm

Spitting out one liners between "Hot for Teacher" and "Unchained" does not translate into three hours on the radio

citcat · Post by **citcat** » April 21, 2006 12:34 pm

psycho nutcase rich boy. But he can sing.

jbfinscj · Post by **jbfinscj** » April 21, 2006 3:45 pm

citcat wrote:psycho nutcase rich boy. But he can sing.

one of my favorites...I never get tired of his sound.

What a wasted talent.....if I can even use the word talent when talking about DLR.

Red Parrot · Post by **Red Parrot** » May 3, 2006 9:55 am

I heard Sammy Hagar is replacing him.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » May 3, 2006 9:58 am

Red Parrot wrote:I heard Sammy Hagar is replacing him.

owwww...

A1A BOUND · Post by **A1A BOUND** » May 3, 2006 10:23 am

Howard has some tough shoes to fill.