Michael Swickard and Radio Las Cruces have parted ways.
Effective immediately, The Morning Show on KSNM-AM 570 won’t be hosted by Michael Swickard, both Swickard and the radio station’s parent company confirmed today.
Swickard said the decision was mutual. Ernesto Garcia, operations manager for Radio Las Cruces, said Swickard “decided to end his participation with the show.”
The Morning Show will continue, Garcia said, adding that Radio Las Cruces “hopes to have a new host soon.” The show focuses on the
Swickard, who was named Division 2 talk show host of the year by the New Mexico Broadcaster’s Association three times, is generally a conservative, but sometimes took a viewpoint on his show that shocked those on the right. When interviewing guests, he built a reputation for being fair and friendly.
Swickard’s last show was this morning. Podcasts of some of his recent interviews with guests are still online.
Swickard has been and will remain a regular columnist for Heath Haussamen on New Mexico Politics. And I’ll remain a regular guest on The Morning Show. My next appearance will be at 8 a.m. on Thursday.
With Swickard as host, the show was on from 6-10 a.m. A change on the site as of today says it’s from 6-9 a.m.
A prior version of this posting incorrectly stated that Swickard was twice named talk show host of the year.