David Mueller, who lost his job at Deneer's KYGO 98.5 FM, for groping superstar Taylor Swift, says he is "very grateful" for a new gig at WMYQ 92.1 FM in Greenwood, MS.
The 56-year-old told the Greenwood Commonwealth that he had difficulty finding work in a big-city radio market. He started his job Monday in Greenwood, home to about 14,000 people in the rural Mississippi Delta.
"I never wanted to leave radio from the moment I was out on the street with no job and no income," he said.
In a civil lawsuit, a federal jury determined Mueller assaulted and battered Swift by grabbing her under her skirt as they posed for a 2013 photo in Denver. Mueller, who goes by "Jackson" on air, still denies that. He began co-hosting the "Jackson and Jonbob" show this past Monday.
Delta Radio CEO David Fuss, which owns WMYQ, says he believes Mueller's side of the story. Delta Radio is based in Las Vegas and owns nine radio stations.
Mueller's hiring comes as the #MeToo movement draws attention to sexual assault and harassment.
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