Hartford Radio: John G. Rowland Resigns From WTIC-AM

John G. Roland

Former Gov. John G. Rowland, who was named Monday as a conspirator in a criminal case involving a friend's 2012 congressional campaign, abruptly announced his resignation Thursday as a WTIC 1080 AM radio host as his drive-time talk show was ending at 6 p.m, accortding to ctmirror.org.

"Alright, tomorrow the Red Sox will be on at this hour, and you'll be enjoying them," Rowland said, his voice composed. "But I also want to say that today will be my last show as I leave the station to take care of some personal issues."

Rowland, 56, once again the target of federal prosecutors nearly a decade after a previous scandal chased him from office, never identified the personal issues, but documents made public Monday indicate he is likely to soon face a federal conspiracy charge.

“We accept Mr. Rowland’s decision to step down at this time," Jenneen Lee, the station's program director, said in a statement posted on the station's website soon after Rowland went off the air.

The Rev. Will Marotti, who was Rowland's spiritual adviser and served as his co-host when Rowland went on the air in September 2010, will take over the 3-to-6 p.m. show on the CBS Radio station beginning Monday, Lee said.

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