Chattanooga radio host Brian Joyce says he was fired

Staff photo / Blue Light club co-owner Brian Joyce is flanked by his attorney Scott Maucere, left, and head of security Kenneth Clack during a news conference Joyce called following his hearing before the Chattanooga Beer & Wrecker Board in 2022. Staff photo / Blue Light club co-owner Brian Joyce is flanked by his attorney Scott Maucere, left, and head of security Kenneth Clack during a news conference Joyce called following his hearing before the Chattanooga Beer & Wrecker Board in 2022.

By Kailee Shores February 20, 2025 2 min read

Brian Joyce said his leaving Talk Radio 102.3 was not voluntary. He was fired.

The incident sparking the separation occurred Jan. 28, according to the letter Joyce received from Cumulus Media, which he posted to social media Wednesday.

“I got fired for saying January 6 insurrectionists like the one who was recently shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy in Indiana are ‘terrorists and animals’ who deserve a ‘bullet in the head,'” Joyce posted on social media.

Joyce worked at Talk Radio 102.3 for 12 years, and he said he had no Federal Communications Commission violations during that time.

“Your conduct is in direct violation of the Cumulus Guiding Principles as outlined in the handbook,” the separation notice Joyce posted read. “As a result of your misconduct, the decision has been made to terminate your employment effective Jan. 30, 2025.”