Hall Communications Variety Hits “Max 98.3” WWRZ Fort Meade/Lakeland FL has cut ties with PD/morning host Eric Michaels and co-host Mike Lee.
Michaels has been with the station and its predecessor AC “98.3 The Rose” since 1998 and rose to Program Director in January 2020. Lee had been teamed with him in mornings since 2010.
Both shared their exits on Facebook. Michaels explained that the reason for their exits were financial stating, “Any business person will tell you, if something isn’t making money then changes have to be made and sometimes that means letting people go. While writing this, I feel as if I’m writing a eulogy but I don’t want you to be sad. We will pick ourselves up and move forward. On behalf of Mike and myself, thank you for everything.” Lee stated he will focus on his comedy club in Winter Haven and dog walking businesses, “I have no ill will for Hall Communications. They have been so good to me and they are truly a family oriented company. When my father fell ill in 2020 they let me go home to him. When he passed in 2021 they sent me home again. And just last year when my mother fell ill they did it again. No questions asked, no vacation days garnered. They just knew I needed to be with family. For that and so many other things, I thank them and I will always support whatever they have planned and whatever the future brings for them.”
WWRZ is now jockless all-day.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com