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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Albany Radio: Mike Lindsley, Brian Cady OUT At The Team

Mike Lindsley
Two sports talk-show hosts for the Capital Region's ESPN Radio affiliate were fired Friday by Townsquare Media.

The WTMM 104.5 FM hosts, Mike Lindsley and Brian Cady, were involved in a hoax interview earlier this month that made national news, but, according to the Albany Times-Union,  Townsquare officials wouldn't say if the incident led to their dismissals.

"They're effectively no longer with the company immediately," said Stephen Giuttari , operations manager at Townsquare. "They're both out of the building. I can't comment other than that."

The station will unveil a new afternoon lineup within the next two weeks, Giuttari said.

The station already had been set to lose afternoon drive-time host Bruce Jacobs, who was informed earlier this month that his contract will not be renewed. He will remain on the air until Sept. 6; his contract expires Sept. 18.

Lindsley, a popular host in the Syracuse market, was hired in late March to become the station's 1-4 p.m. show host, replacing Brian Noe.

Cady was a producer and part-time host.

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Both were involved in a hoax 2½ weeks ago in which a man who said he was former New York Yankees outfielder Shane Spencer was put on the air.

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