Saturday, October 7, 2017

Seattle Radio: KJR, Mitch Levy Part Company

Seattle SportsRadio KJR 950 AM and Mitch Levy announced Friday an end to their 23-year relationship.

The situation was created as a result of Levy being arrested during a prostitution sting in August. He had been off the air since the incident.

Levy was one of 110  men caught up in an undercover police sting.

Levy, 50, was booked into jail Aug. 26 before posting $500 bail, and has sbeen charged with misdemeanor patronizing a prostitute, according to jail and court records.

According to a police report, Levy placed $160 in cash on a bedside table in anticipation of a half-hour of sex, the police. Levy told one of the arresting detectives he had played golf earlier in the day and claimed he had come by for a massage.

But the report notes “there was no other reason for this suspect to come to the condo other than to purchase sex."

Levy addressed the matter on Twitter, taking full responsibility for his actions. In addition to posting the statement below, he sent out the same comments via a series of tweets thanking the station, his staff and colleagues, and everyone who has listened to and supported him over the past two plus decades.



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