Question: (from Scott Burrington/Liberty Lake): My friends and I used to listen to Richard Clear (pictured) on KGA, but no more. He no longer is on, and we haven’t heard any statement regarding the status of his show. Was it cancelled? He seemed to level a lot of criticism at the Riverfront Park garage deal – is it possible he took a hammering for that?

Answer: KGA broomed Clear in early December, about 8 months into a second gig with the station, as co-host (with Kimi Stevens) of "The Clear Edge." It had nothing to do with River Park Square and everything to do with lousy ratings. "We’re just moving the station in a new direction," said KGA news director Dan Mitchinson told Jim Kershner of the S-R. "The focus is strictly on news. We call it ‘real news, real fast’ without a lot of chit-chat. We will have two strong personalities, but the focus will not be on them, but on the news product." Clear is now out of radio, according to Kershner.

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