THANK YOU, ROB HOWE! You sir communicated to Matt exactly what all sensible, reasonable individuals have been shouting at their radios ever since Matt arrived. This guy IS a shock jock. This guy IS sensationalistic. And this guy IS all giddy like a school girl whenever something bad happens to Iowa, or really any school. He loves the big story and he'll do anything to stir the pot (responsibly or not).
I listened to the segment live. Whether or not Stanzi or other teammates knew is really a mute point. Unless you are close personal contacts with these guys, you'll NEVER know for certain one way or the other. So get over it, Matt. The point that was being contended during the highly entertaining argument was that Matt is a sensationalistic, irresponsible member of the media who loves making outrageous statements for attention. His ego is larger than life (for no apparent reason). Your typical shock jock. That may work on the east coast but this is Iowa. We want a down to earth, knowledgeable talk show host (Rob Howe, Jon Miller, Steve Deace, Ken Miller, etc.).
I will be mailing a letter to the general managers at KXNO tomorrow morning. I will post it here when it is complete. I find it extremely comical that some egotistical buffoon feels so important that he can alienate guests and threaten to never have them on again only to hang up on them after being too immature to carry on an adult conversation....with a GUEST nonetheless. What a joke. Ultimately, the listeners lose because we miss out on the perspective from someone who is close to the program and was in the same room as Barta/KF today and instead are forced to listen to the illogical meanderings of an egomaniac so fixated on "how he rolls" and "people calling him out" that he is simply unable to complete an interview with a guest.
Ken Miller may just be KXNO's MVP right now for babysitting his last two co-hosts. Get a grip, KXNO.