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The Mark Simone Show

Mark Interviews WOR Morning Co-Host Michael Riedel

The Mark Simone Show

iHeartRadio and Mark Simone

News

4.3696 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Mark and Michael talked about the firing of Don Lemon from CNN and Tucker Carlson from FOX NEWS. Michael told Mark he's heard that Carlson had texted female staffers the c-word when he was upset with their work performance.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's Mr. New York, Mark Simone, on 710 W-O-R. Well, Michael Reedle, of course, you hear him on the morning show. He's the co-host with Len Berman of our morning show, 6 to 10, and he's a best-selling author. You should get his books, Razzle-Dazzle, singular sensation. And it's great to have him with us. Michael Reedle, how you doing? I'm fine, Mark. How are you?

0:21.0

And I'm delighted in the demise of Don Limon, as I call him, Don Lemon. Or as Tucker called him, Don Leman.

0:30.4

Yeah, I call him Don Lemaun. I've known the guy over the years for a little bit, and I saw that ego get out of control.

0:38.8

I will tell you the story.

0:39.7

I was once at a weekend house party up during Memorial Day, and Don was invited, and he was dating this much younger little guy there.

0:50.3

And our post had a van that would take us from the hotel to our host's house for the daily activities.

0:58.1

And the van picked us up at 10 o'clock, and we're all there at 10 o'clock.

1:01.8

And then Don Limon's little boyfriend comes down and says,

1:06.3

Do you mind if the van leaves at 11 o'clock?

1:09.6

Because Don needs his beauty rest on the weekends?

1:12.8

And I said, take an Uber.

1:15.2

I mean, just, you saw the ego go out of control.

1:19.8

Totally out of control.

1:20.9

I was not a fan, but if you ever went to dinner with Clive Davis, very often there was Don Laman there. But, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, don't remember during the Trump years, Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo with a little banter. Yeah. My brother. Oh, my brother. I mean, it was, it was, it was. it was flesh crawlingly creepy the way the two of them

1:46.7

oh my brother and then they would say things like did i see you in south hampton over the weekend you

1:51.8

oh yeah my brother i saw you in southampton too i mean it was just disgusting the two of those

1:56.7

inflated egos well you're talking about two guys with a, what, combined ego, 150, maybe?

2:02.5

Yeah, exactly.

2:03.7

Right.

2:06.8

Pathetic.

2:07.6

Yeah.

2:08.4

And he was one of those guys if you were in a restaurant and he was at another table.

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