Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Miami Radio: Sports WQAM Fires Dan Sileo

The WQAM 560 AM sports talk host Dan Sileo, who began his stint in South Florida last April, has been fired.

Sileo's rant following Miami's September loss to Kansas State went viral on YouTube and extinguished most favor with the Miami fan base. WQAM is the Miami Hurricanes Radio Network's flagship station.




“We parted ways with him and we wish him well,’’ program director Jorge Sedano told The Miami Herald, adding that Kevin Rogers and Brandon Guzio will temporarily fill that slot until a permanent replacement is found.

John “The Freak” Renshaw, a Saturday host on WQAM and occasional weekday fill-in, is believed to be a front-runner to replace Sileo in the 10am to 1pm slot.


Sileo was suspended for two days in January after posting on Twitter a series of sexist insults about Fox broadcaster Erin Andrews, including, “Love Erin Andrews either naked or in a porn. Not at a sports desk.”

Sileo came to WQAM after leaving Tampa's WDAE-AM last March. Sileo resigned after he called three black NFL free agents "monkeys."


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