Ben Smith<\/span><\/p>\nBob Garfield, a longtime co-host of WNYC\u2019s popular program \u201cOn the Media,\u201d has been fired after two separate investigations found he had violated an anti-bullying policy, New York Public Radio, which owns WNYC, said on Monday.<\/p>\n
Mr. Garfield\u2019s employment was terminated \u201cas a result of a pattern of behavior that violated N.Y.P.R.\u2019s anti-bullying policy,\u201d a spokeswoman said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis decision was made following a recent investigation conducted by an outside investigator that found that he had violated the policy,\u201d she said. He had been disciplined and warned after an investigation in 2020, \u201cwhich also found that he had violated the policy,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
In an email on Monday, Mr. Garfield said he was not yet able to speak fully about the circumstances surrounding his firing but defended his behavior as yelling.<\/p>\n
Nearly three years ago, an investigation into the workplace culture at New York Public Radio and WNYC was conducted after a series of misconduct accusations against on-air personalities. While it did not identify \u201csystemic\u201d harassment, the investigation, found that incidents of bullying and harassment were not reported to senior management out of fear of reprisals and a lack of faith in the system.<\/p>\n
In December 2017, two longtime hosts, Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz, were fired after complaints of inappropriate behavior, and a former host of \u201cThe Takeaway,\u201d John Hockenberry, was accused of sexual harassment. The handling of the allegations contributed to the downfall of Laura R. Walker, the longtime president and chief executive of New York Public Radio, who stepped down in March 2019.<\/p>\n
Mr. Garfield co-hosted \u201cOn the Media\u201d for 20 years. He also wrote a column for Advertising Age for 25 years until 2010 and hosts the Audible podcast \u201cThe Genius Dialogues.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was fired not for \u2018bullying\u2019 per se but for yelling at two meetings,\u201d he wrote in the email. \u201cIn both cases, as will be clear eventually, the provocation was extraordinary and simply shocking.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said last year\u2019s investigation was in regard to yelling that \u201cinvolved gross insubordination under production pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn time, the full story will emerge \u2026 and it is really scary,\u201d Mr. Garfield said. \u201cThis is tragic.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the Media\u201d examines how the news media operates and what impact the news has. It won a Peabody Award in 2004 and now airs to millions of listeners across 421 public radio stations.<\/p>\n
WNYC\u2019s chief content officer, Andrew Golis, told the staff in an email on Monday that the show would continue with Brooke Gladstone, Mr. Garfield\u2019s co-host and the managing editor of the show, at the helm.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know this is significant news for our N.Y.P.R. community,\u201d Mr. Golis said in the email, which was viewed by The New York Times. \u201cBob has been a part of the organization for two decades, and \u2018On the Media\u2019 is an invaluable companion to listeners around the country both on-air and online. It\u2019s a show we\u2019re proud to support, and a team we\u2019re proud to have as colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n
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