Radio, TV Pundit Awarded $4M For Short-Lived Talk Show

Mark Steyn

Conservative commentator Mark Steyn, who appears on Fox News and as guest host on Rush Limbaugh, won a $4 million judgment Thursday against the company that canceled his online talk show after less than two months on the air.

According to the NYDailyNews, Steyn had sued the online startup, CRTV, for wrongfully axing Steyn’s show in February 2017, damaging his reputation.

Steyn had said the show was bungled in pre-production and that the studio didn’t hold up its end of the bargain or provide him with a functional set.

On Thursday, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Eileen Bransten affirmed an arbitration decision in awarding Steyn $4 million.

“CRTV had no right to do what they did,” the Canadian-born author known for his criticism of Islam and the environmental movement said. “They picked this fight.”

Steyn had said he sued in part to protect the staff on his short-lived show. But the arbitration decision in Steyn’s favor said he rubbed some staff the wrong way.