Dan Bongino Creating Fund To Help Fired Cumulus Staffers

Dan Bongino returned to his Cumulus Media radio program Wednesday and announced he will be starting a fund to help those colleagues of his who have been “let go” because they wouldn’t get vaccinated, reports The Wrap.

Bongino came back on air to express his excitement about the results of Election Day after Republicans had several victories. During the first hour of his broadcast, Bongino offered a quick update on his conflicts with Cumulus. Bongino said the decision to go live was "last minute" and required some concessions on his part. However, the conservative commentator did not elaborate on details.

Some affiliate stations have expressed they have grown tired of rebroadcasting older Bongino broadcasts, as they don't attract as many listeners.

“I’m going to create a fund for these Cumulus employees who were let go — in a rather pathetic, disturbing fashion, I might add — and I’m going to highlight their stories. I’m going to put $250,000 of my own money in that fund. I’ll keep you updated and show you the receipts. I owe you that,” said Bongino, who was absent from the program for a week and a half in protest of the company’s vaccination mandate. On Wednesday’s program, he added that he and Cumulus are still at “a stalemate” regarding his employment. A representative for Cumulus did not immediately return a request for comment.

The fund, he said, will benefit as many Cumulus employees as possible before expanding to offer aid to unvaccinated people who lost their jobs in other industries.

BREAKING: @dbongino announces he is creating a "fund" to help employees fired by Cumulus over its controversial vaccine mandate, pledging $250K of his own money.

Ultimately, he says he wants the fund to help people across the nation, including cops and first responders pic.twitter.com/WJVcVUJf2a

— Bongino Report (@BonginoReport) November 3, 2021

Last month, Bongino declared on his program that Cumulus could either have his show or the vaccine mandate: “You can’t have both.” Though he is vaccinated, the conservative pundit takes issue with the decree. As Inside Radio reported last month, numerous Cumulus employees have left or been let go since the mandate was made in August.

After Rush Limbaugh’s death earlier in 2021, Bongino took over his time slot and emerged as one of Limbaugh’s most likely successors in the conservative movement. His show now airs on 300 stations nationwide.