After 43 years on the job, WMNF co-founder Rob Lorei was unceremoniously cut loose from the Tampa community radio station in April. The longtime director of news and public affairs has refrained from discussing the circumstances of his dismissal. Until now.
In this far-reaching St. Pete Catalyst interview, Lorei explains that a heated political exchange with a listener, via email, didn’t sit well with (new) station manager Rick Fernandes.
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