Kevin Ryder, a staple of morning radio on L.A. station KROQ for the past 30 years, says he has been fired from the station and escorted from the building by security guards.
Jimmy Kimmel, an alumnus of the “Kevin & Bean Show,” was among those weighing in on Twitter with dismay. “Shame on you KROQ ‘management’ for caring so little about the people who gave you so much,” tweeted the late-night host. “Especially now.”
The surprise move follows by four months the departure of Ryder’s longtime “Kevin & Bean Show” co-host, Gene “Bean” Baxter, who resigned from the show — and was given a sentimental sendoff on his final day — to make good on his desire to move to England.