Bob Garfield, longtime co-host of WNYC’s On The Media, has been fired by the station’s parent entity New York Public Radio for violating its anti-bullying policy, one of a series of measures instituted after a storm of harassment and abuse accusations several years ago that led to high profile exits of on-air personalities and managers.Garfield, who has hosted the weekly hour-long show with Brooke Gladstone for 20 years, was fired after two separate investigations found he had violated NYPR policy.
He had also been disciplined and warned after an inquiry in 2020. Gladstone will continue to host On the Media, the Peabody Award-winning show with millions of listeners broadcast by over four hundred public radio stations.