Dan Bongino denies he works for Westwood One, saying no one dictates what he will say on air
Citation From the January 12, 2021, edition of Westwood One's The Dan Bongino Show
DAN BONGINO (HOST): I saw a story yesterday, just to show you another example of lies about me, Mark Levin, Ben Shapiro, and others. There was a story that appeared in The Washington Post. I'll show you the headline here in our Rumble, and if you're watching on Rumble, Rumble dot com slash Bongino. Washington Post, Paul Farhi, who's never spoken to me, never reached out for comment at all, but my name is mentioned in this ridiculously — this piece is 100 percent fake news, just so you understand. We're going to contact some legal representatives now and have this corrected. "Talk radio owner orders conservative hosts to temper election fraud rhetoric." My name is mentioned here. The story's about Cumulus, which is a company that owns Westwood One. Westwood One — I do not work for Westwood One. It's implied in the piece that I do. Listen to me, so you're getting the straight story from me, because this is another story — and the reason Paul Farhi and others put these stories out is because they want people to target the show you're listening to right now.
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I do not work for Westwood One. They are a sales agent for my show. I work for me. They are a partner, I guess you'd call them, a sales agent. I don't know what you'd call them. They, in fact, sell the show. Westwood One — I do not work for Westwood One. I can't speak for Levin or Ben Shapiro. I don't think Ben does, I'm not sure, it's not my business. I do not work for Westwood One. Number one, the story's fake. Number two, the story implies Westwood One, Cumulus — basically the same big brand — sent out some email to me and Ben and Mark. Again, I can't speak for the others. I know they're denying they got the email either, I'm assuming. But they sent out some email demanding we stop talking about the election and what happened. Ladies and gentlemen, that is 100 percent fake.