obviously seacrest fan never listened to Big Earl as the issues around it's failure went far beyond a morning show...or any of the jocks.  

Agreed the morning show wasn't the demise of Big Earl.  Just not sure I would trust the same company that just fired my ass less a month later.  And maybe this is really old fashioned and doesn't hold water in this day and age, but if you make a commitment to a company and they invest in you and you then dishonor that commitment, what does it say about your integrity?  I guess it matters not in today's cut throat world.  Just on the surface it looks bad.  But then again, should he really care what we all think?

Big Earl was doomed from the start and it didn't have anything to do with their jocks, some of whom were very good, including Greg Shannon. Big Earl decided to go after the young country audience, which has made CISN a power house, and the older country audience, which is loyal to CFCW (Big Earl's mother, if you will), and in the process didn't really appeal to anybody. It never really could identify with any target audience.

Greg Shannon is a husband and a parent, and I betcha he made his decisions based on what he felt was the best way to support his family in the industry he knows best.  Good for him and Tera Lee having the good fortune to end up back together.