Apparently Adam Carolla's first act for the New Year was to get annoying sidekick Danny Bonaduce fired from Carolla's radio show, resulting in a monumental ratings surge.
Did Danny Bonaduce see it coming? Ratings are way up on Adam Carolla's 106.9 morning show (he has successfully replaced Howard Stern) but his sidekick Danny was unceremoniously dumped for the new year. Apparently Adam was forced to take "sick days" before Christmas to let his bosses know he meant business about getting rid of Danny. The panic in Danny's voice when he spoke on the air about Adam being home "sick" indicated something was amiss. For the past year Adam's fans have been tortured by Danny's steroid fueled "ME! ME! ME! personality on the air. Not only did he interrupt Adam's smart and entertaining moments, he wouldn't let guests talk about themselves! Nobody could get a word in edgewise while macho Danny raved on and on about his drinking, smoking, fighting, and sexual conquests. Listeners wanted to smack their radios. You could just picture Adam straining to hold his temper at times.
Too bad for listeners, Danny's parting gift is his own one-hour show airing in the afternoon.
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