![]() ![]() You fast forward a few years and Spike is now running WFAN in New York while Rod Lakin handles programming for WIP. Long story short, the relationship between Hollis and the station looked to be damaged beyond repair. On background, WIP employees told us that Hollis had violated company internet policy and broken other station rules, though the company did not issue a statement about the breakup and co-workers decided to stay mum instead of respond in the public forum. The extra messy part is that there were threats of getting the labor union involved, while a racial discrimination lawsuit was also brought up. ![]() Hollis always defended his appearances on other shows because he was part-time with WIP, and not full-time, and therefore should be allowed to work side gigs, undeterred. When the split happened, Hollis went on the the Josh Innes podcast to tell his side of story, explaining that he doesn’t “give a fuck” about possible fallout because “I don’t work there no more.” He revealed that he was given an ultimatum to focus only on WIP or The Green Legion, and so he went with Green Legion. One of the key breaking points was when Hollis went on competitor radio station 93.3 WMMR to promote Green Legion. Hollis was doing appearances for Green Legion while also a part-time WIP employee, and then that devolved into a mess of scheduling issues and related discord. The story was convoluted and clunky but it centered around a conflict of interest based on Hollis’ involvement with The Green Legion, which is the Eagles fan and travel group run by Craig “Quimby” Chenosky. ![]() Problem is, Hollis and WIP had a really messy 2019 breakup. ![]()
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