Cutting The Cord: Santorum to Lose Radio Gig

As former Senator Rick Santorum is preparing to launch his unlikely Presidential bid, he’ll also be giving up a regular paycheck. For the past two years, Santorum has been the Friday host of the nationally-syndicated “Bill Bennett’s Morning In America.”

“If he, in fact, does formally declare his candidacy for president we will no longer use him as a guest host,” said Tom Tradup, vice president for news and talk programming at the Dallas-based Salem Radio Network, which produces and distributes the show. “He and all other Presidential candidates—Republican and Democratic—will continue to be welcome to address SRN’s nationwide audience on our many nationally-syndicated talk shows.”

This is the second media job Santorum is giving up for his quixotic White House run. In March, Fox News officially suspended contributor agreements with Santorum and Newt Gingrich — noting that both had publicly expressed a strong interest in running for President.