We did not see this coming.
Anton Savage has just confirmed that he is leaving TodayFM. He took over the mid-morning slot on the national radio station from Ray D’Arcy almost two years ago.
He just released a statement through Twitter explaining his reason for leaving the station citing issues with management.
In his statement he said:
“22 months ago, I set out working with a brilliant bunch of people to create a magazine show we could be proud of between 9 and 12 on Today FM. We were told the objective was to create a great show and retain 65% or more of the previous audience.
The task of doing that was brilliant. Fun, challenging collegiate. The team on the Anton Savage Show could not have worked harder or been more creative or dedicated, and it was through their hard work that we were awarded our PPI Award for Magazine Show of the Year, and covered topics an guests ranging from Hollywood stars to human interest, from news and views to daft stunts.
Over the last year it became clear that my objectives for the show and the new management’s objectives for the show diverged greatly. We disagreed on a move to set music quotas, we disagreed on significant changes to the playlist, we disagreed on topics for discussion, on format, on choice of contributors and we disagreed on the choice of certain guests.
It led to a situation where we have parted ways.”
Here is his full statement:
Anton and TodayFM have parted ways. pic.twitter.com/lE34Ikg3vw
— Anton Savage (@AntonSavageShow) December 2, 2016
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