The co-host of a popular morning radio show will leave the show to focus on her mental health.
Jackie Green announced Thursday morning on air that she will be leaving “The Gray and Green Show,” which airs weekdays on Cumulus Media's WHTS 105.3 HOT FM. This will be her last week on the show, reports WOOD-TV8.
“I’ve been struggling the last probably year with some mental health problems: depression and anxiety, mainly. I’ve tried a few different courses of therapy. I’ve tried various medications. I’ve tried talking it out every single day. I’ve tried a lot of things,” Green said in her Thursday morning announcement. “What it comes down to at this point is, I’ve got a long road ahead of me to try to get past some mental barriers I have, and I’m struggling on the daily. … I’m not succeeding the way I want to be succeeding on the show.”
Green told listeners she was not getting enough sleep, and waking up early was especially difficult.
“At the end of the day, I just felt like it is better for everybody if I take a step back,” she said.
Co-host Rachael Gray expressed her support for Green.
“We love you. I want you to know that with all of this going on and what you’re going through, we want to be here for you,” Gray said on the show. “And I know that this decision you are making is so difficult.”
Although Green is stepping back from “The Gray and Green Show,” she will not be leaving radio entirely.
“(Green) will be here on the afternoons on 105.3 HOT FM, so you’ll be able to hear Jackie on your way home from work,” Gray said.
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