L-A Radio: KROQ's Lisa May Says Goodbye On KLOS

Whenever listeners lose a favorite radio station or well-known personality, they often complain there were "no goodbyes"

Former CBS Radio KROQ 106.7 FM Traffic reporter Lisa May, an integral member of the Kevin & Bean Morning Show, was let go February 18 after 24-years.  Fan took to social media to express their outrage.

Wednesday, the Heidi and Frank Morning Show on Cumulus' KLOS 95.5 FM gave May a chance to say those goodbyes.  She said her sudden departure "was shocking".

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May also opened-up on a recent edition of the Alison Rosen Podcast.

“OK, so this is the story no one has really heard,” May began on Rosen’s podcast. “We were on vacation, I think it was President’s Day. We came back on Tuesday and everything was fine.”

The Wrap reports when she got home from that day’s show, however, May had an email from someone who filled in for her from time to time, asking why he was set to sit in for May the following day. She had no idea either, but decided to find out.

May then called the show’s producer Dave to find out why he scheduled a substitute, but didn’t get much: He simply said, “I don’t know Lisa, I was just told to do it.”

Following that phone call, May saw an email from her boss at Total Traffic — technically her actual employer.

“I can’t tell you anything legally, but don’t go to work tomorrow,” he said on the phone. “But meet
me at the KROQ studios at 10 a.m.”

That morning, May met with H-R and was told, "You have not been let go for cause, but you are being let go."

Crying, May went to PD Kevin Weatherly’s office, who May told Rosen was never her “biggest fan” — he had previously expressed displeasure with how much she chimed in during the show’s “Showbiz Report.”

Show talent Kevin, Dave, Ralph Garman joined them; Bean called in from Seattle.

“You guys, I have known you for 24 years,” May remembered saying to them. “I can’t believe this is how this is happening.”

Bean said, “We’re so sorry and we wanted to call you and we wanted to talk to you, but the lawyer said we couldn’t.”

“We are not going to do traffic anymore and we’re not going to do news anymore, so we’re letting you go,” Weatherly told her.

“But you are hiring another female,” she replied, even guessing the name correctly on the spot: “Allie Mac Kay?”

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