Category: Celebrity News Author : JR Posted: February 18, 2009
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Adam Carolla Show Cancelled? Here’s the Scoop
Adam Carolla, the radio personality whose “Adam Carolla Show” program took the timeslot once held by Howard Stern on CBS Radio, has lost his job.
Update (Thursday, 2/19): CBS Radio has now officially confirmed all of the information reported here. KLSX will change to “AMP RADIO” this Friday, February 20, at 5 p.m. The new format is described as “playing all the hits.” Friday will mark the final broadcasts for Adam Carolla, Tom Leykis, and Frosty, Heidi, and Frank. Thus far, none of them has discussed their plans for the future.
Earlier in the week, multiple sources had corroborated reports that Carolla’s radio show had been cancelled and that Carolla had been let go. Some rumors correctly suggested his home station, Los Angeles’s 97.1 KLSX, was preparing to switch from its current talk format to a more top-40-style format. Other speculation correctly suggested the change would leave KLSX personality Tom Leykis out of a job as well.
As for the format shift, radio gossip site RadioInsight first discovered that the domains AmpRadioLA.com, Amp971.com, and Amp971fm.com were all registered anonymously on February 9. Additionally, AmpRadio971.com and 971AmpRadio.com were registered in the name of programming consultant Anthony Acampora about a month ago. (Amp Radio is evidently a youth-oriented format that’s been used in other markets.)
Carolla, interestingly, signed a “multiyear extension” for his “Adam Carolla Show” program at the end of 2007. A CBS Radio exec said at the time that the show had “far exceeded [CBS's] expectations and proven to be a listener favorite,” even adding that he “anticipate[d] even more success for the program in the years to come.”


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Feb 18, 2009
KLSX or KSLX? Get it straight man!
Feb 18, 2009
Best Radio show ever!! I hope to the gods of radio he gets picked up on some other station. I don't think TV or movies would be enough Carolla for his fans. Especially after hearing him 20 hours a week for years now!
Feb 18, 2009
CBS radio has confirmed that they DTB'd Leykis.
Feb 19, 2009
Wow, that sucks. I'm in Chicago, & his show is better than anything on the radio out here. I hope he can go somewhere else. I need his daily podcasts!!!!
Feb 19, 2009
A sad goodbye to a very intelligent radio program. Changing the format to a youth oriented format? Just what this country needs, another G*ddamned top 40 POS format. Thanks Adam for giving us a sensible alternative to the typical talk radio format. You WILL be missed.
Feb 19, 2009
Go to SIrius Adam!!!!!!
Feb 19, 2009
radio is last century, podcasting and streaming are the future. corolla is smart enough to find his way in the new media. let radio go and die.
Feb 19, 2009
Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have survived my day with Adam podcasts. Without him life will blow. I just might quit my job and stop driving altogether. I even had plans on finding a good woman and having children but to what purpose. If I have to go through a day of driving around the hell holes of the central valley or countless hours of desktop work I swear I will kill the next turd that pushed my button. This is not how life was suppose to go.
Feb 19, 2009
And thus the U.S. slides further down the tubes.
Feb 19, 2009
the adam carolla show is the best morning show on radio. cbs radio is making a big mistake by “S-canning” him, teresa, and bald bryan. thanks to the three of them for makin work mornings freakin awesome! cant wait to see whats next for adam, T, and bryan
Feb 19, 2009
The day good talk radio died. (I wish NPR was funny…)
Feb 19, 2009
THIS SUCKS!!! IDIOT SUITS. COROLLA'S THE FUNNIEST GUY ON BROADCAST RADIO BAR NONE!!!
Feb 19, 2009
Is this a f'ing joke? They're replacing the Ace man with top 40 sh*t. I thought the world wasn't supposed to end until 2012. WTF? This can't be happening.
Feb 19, 2009
Well if that's the way they are going with the station I'll be deleting it from my presets. All that's left on the air is crappy top 40 stations. 97.1 was up until now the only thing left worth listening to for more that 20 minutes at a time.
Feb 19, 2009
Man, I am so saddened to hear this! I've been listening to Adam since 5th grade (I am in my 20s now), and I fear the void will never be filled. I hope the show will be picked up by another station, but that does seem rather unlikely at this point. I am really going to miss hearing him everyday, as well as Teresa, and to a lesser extent Bryan.
Damn this sucks.
Good luck Aceman, and thank you for being a sane voice in a world of retards!
Feb 19, 2009
97.1 is the only station I listen to on the way to and from work. I will never listen to top40 crap. I hope CBS Radio enjoys their lower ratings and lost of market share. CBS Radio will be asking for a bailout next… mark my words!
Feb 19, 2009
This sucks, you guys (teresa and adam) are the only reason i listen to radio.
Feb 19, 2009
Looks like it's back to my iPod when I'm sitting in traffic.
Feb 19, 2009
Bummer that whole crew will be missed. I respected his bullheaded opinions even though they were completely off a lot of times because his way with words. Best analogy guy ever and the best show since love line.
Feb 19, 2009
I was never a listener of Howard Stern but since Adam Carolla came on I have been a dedicated listener ever since and to know that it is coming to an end this Friday (2/20/09) along with the other great radio shows like Frosty, Heidi and Frank, Tom Lykos etcs…to add another bubble gum music station ( as if we didnt have enough of a headache already with KIIS ( My ass). Im ending this with 2 things. Number 1 . I wish the very best to each and everyone of you ( Adam, Teresa S, Frosty, Heidi, Frank, Tom, etc..) and may life continue to fill you with all the riches it may bring. Number 2. “KLSX” I hope you realize when you lose all of your listeners that this change was the biggest mistake ever made for this station. Losing great radio personality to add teeny bop, high school, bubble gum, repetative music. p.s. soon to be a former listener as of ( 2/20/09 5pm)
Feb 19, 2009
who the heck is going to interview that wonderful guy who survived Pearl Harbor this year? Adam and his crew are wonderful! They are funny and intelligent which is more than I can say for most people on the radio. I listen, my 8yr. old son has to listen to Adam eventhough his ride is only 3 mins. he has to have Adam. I even took him to a personal appearance. This is so sad.
Feb 19, 2009
16 sheep ^.
Good riddance P.O.S
Feb 19, 2009
The Adam Carolla Show is the best talk show ever!! People should write to CBS radio and fight for him to stay on the air. Podcasts are fine and easy to use, but having phoners call in live is one of the greatest parts.
Feb 19, 2009
This is horrible! There are thousand of stations that play music, I can't believe it! I am going to miss the great talk radio, I hope they pull their head out of their ass and keep it as talk radio
Feb 19, 2009
All the guest celebrities in the world could not save this guy. Theresa Strasser is a brilliant, adorable woman and I will definitely follow her career.
The fact is, they could not compare to the packaged lightning that is The Rob, Arnie and Dawn show. See http://www.robarnieanddawn.com
Feb 22, 2009
If you like Rob, Arnie and Dawn, you are officially retarded.
Mar 19, 2009
Rob, Arnie and Dawn makes my ears vomit. They are so annoying. I miss Adam Carolla.
Apr 11, 2010
What a subtle way of firing Carolla. CBS Radio should have revealed the real reason for Carolla’s removal if only to accord justice to the nation that has been deeply offended by his racial remarks during his program.
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