WLW-AM: Eddie Fingers rehired; Doc Thompson fired...twice

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WLW-AM: Eddie Fingers rehired; Doc Thompson fired...twice

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Eddie Fingers returned to WLW Radio on Jan. 30 after being fired in a contract dispute in Oct 2010. Fingers rejoined Tracy Jones on the afternoon drive show. Former afternoon drive co-host Scott Sloan moved to the 9-Noon slot replacing Doc Thompson who was fired while on vacation for his honeymoon. WLW said Thompson was let go due to low ratings. Jones and Fingers had hosted the afternoon drive show after Gary Burbank's 2007 retirement.

Article on Fingers' return: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/2012 ... ack-WLW-AM

Thompson had moved from Richmond VA to Cincinnati but had continued hosting a show on WRVA-AM as well as doing the WLW midday show. He married his girlfriend, TV news reporter Yuna Lee who moved from a VA TV station to WHIO-TV in Dayton OH after Doc moved to Cinci.

Eight days after WLW fired Thompson, WRVA followed suit. Story from John Kiesewetter's Radio/TV blog: http://cincinnati.com/blogs/tv/2012/02/ ... radio-job/
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