David Lee Roth has been sacked as presenter of the post-Stern show on US radio network CBS. As previously reported, Roth replaced Howard Stern on certain, though not all, CBS stations when the shock jock finally left the terrestrial network at the end of last year. Rumours had been circulating for several weeks that the new show wasn't working out and that CBS bosses were ready to swing the axe. Roth started his show on Friday by telling his listeners "it's official, today is my last day" - before revealing that he had been told he was being fired "in the car on the way to work today". Needless to say, the departure is not a happy one, except, perhaps, for the lawyers who represent the former Van Halen man and the radio network who can expect some healthy fees in the coming months. Roth told his listeners: "I was booted, tossed and it's going to cost somebody", adding that he was meeting with his lawyers later that day - the same legal firm who are representing Stern in his wranglings with CBS.
Apr 24, 2006
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Roth kicked off Stern slot on CBS
David Lee Roth has been fired as presenter of CBS's post-Stern show, and says he was told of the decision in the car on the way to work.