St. Louis Radio: Host Fired From TV Gig After Tirade

Vic Faust

Vic Faust, the Fox 2 news anchor who last week directed a profane tirade at a female co-host on KFNS FM Radio during  morning show, has been fired by the television station, according to The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

“Vic Faust no longer works for Fox 2, KPLR (Channel 11) or Nexstar Media,” station general manager Kurt Krueger said Wednesday morning. Nexstar Media Group is Fox 2’s parent company.  Krueger declined to comment further, citing personnel restrictions.

Faust used profanity during an off-air commercial break at least 40 times in berating Crystal Cooper, who was part of Faust’s morning-drive show Sept. 13 on KFNS (100.7 FM), also known as “The Viper.”

In a social media post (since deleted) on Twitter about 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Faust issued an apology.

“I am very sorry. My words hurt Crystal, my colleagues and family. I made a huge mistake and I’m ashamed. As I work to earn trust again, I hope we can have an open dialogue about respect in the workplace and forgiveness. My mistake is not my kids'. Please respect their privacy.

— Victor Faust (@victorjfaust) September 21, 2022

 

Crystal Cooper

On Sept. 13, Faust lambasted Cooper in a off-air leaked audio for her weight and parenting skills, and repeatedly addressed her by a curse word most commonly directed at women.

He also called her “fat,” “stupid” and “nasty,” and at one point said, “Your kids have a (expletive) terrible mom. I feel sorry for them.”

Faust had been a main news anchor for more than seven years at KTVI Channel 2, the local Fox affiliate.

After the outburst was reported Monday by the Post-Dispatch, Faust did not return to the air, and the radio show appears to have been put on hold.

The spark for Faust’s harangue seems to have occurred in the closing minutes of last week’s radio show. Faust and Cooper engaged in an uncomfortable exchange after Faust became irked by Cooper’s criticism of his computer skills.