MINNEAPOLIS - A post on the Facebook page of a popular Twin Cities radio station indicates that two well-known hosts have been sent packing.
The bio pages of both Terri Traen and Brian Zepp have been pulled from the website of KQRS, and a post on the 92 KQRS Facebook reads "It's a tough day here at the Q when we have to say goodbye to two friends and coworkers... We wish Zepp & Terri nothing but the best."
Traen and Zepp had recently been co-hosting an evening drive show from 5 to 7 p.m., a pairing that followed Traen leaving her long time slot on the KQ morning show with station legend Tom Barnard. Zepp also served a stint on the morning show until a very public disagreement with Barnard on social media led to a reassignment.
Zepp confirmed the split with KQ on his personal Facebook page late Tuesday morning. "No party lasts forever. And that was one helluva party! I started at KQ in December 1997," he posted. "And it has been every bit what you think being a radio DJ for a big-time rock station would be."
As of 9 a.m. nearly 1,000 comments had been left on the KQRS Facebook fan page, and Traen's personal page was also filled with well-wishes and angry comments directed at her former employer.
At this time there has been no statement on the situation from either KQRS or its parent company Cumulus Media. A message left with KQRS VP Market Manager Shelly Malecha Wilkes has not been returned.
