Charleston SC Radio: Rocky D OUT At WQSC

Rocky D

Local afternoon talk personality Rocky D is gone from WQSC 1340 AM after nearly three years at the station.

“I don’t know why they made this move; it had to do with money,” the gravelly voiced host, whose real name is Rocky Disabato, told The Post and Courier on Monday.

Operations manager Ted Byrne said the slot is being filled by syndicated talker Todd Schnitt, who has a syndicated conservative-themed program that will air in the 3-6 p.m. time slot.

Byrne said there was nothing in Rocky D’s performance that led to his being dropped.

“We decided to make a change and go in a different direction,” Byrne said, adding, “Rocky did a great job and was a solid professional.”

Disabato had been a bombastic fixture on local airwaves, going back 10 years prior to joining WQSC when he was at WTMA 1250 AM in Charleston.

Known for espousing conservative stances, he would sometimes discuss South Carolina history on the air in the vein of being supportive of the Confederacy’s point of view.