Good morning.  
I want to express my most sincere appreciation to you for
istening to The Morning Express. 

The fact that you think that my ideas are worth listening to,
made all my work, passion and frustration totally worth while.  
You helped me build my audience to the largest AM radio audience
in the valley.  In fact, in the demographic group of all 
listeners age 35 and older, 
The Morning Express earned an Arbitron score of 9.0!
We had the second largest audience of all 36 stations 
here in the Valley.
That includes all FM stations, as well.  
My most emphatic statement could not express the 
true extent of my thanks.

If you were also able to call the show, or be a guest on the show, I
cannot thank you enough.  
You were a key player in the Express part of The Morning Express.
Your candor, the information you shared with me and our listeners
was a vital part of our experience.  Again, I want you to know that I
place a very high value on your participation.

As you are probably guessing, the reward I received 
this morning at 9:10 AM,
 was to be "downsized".  
It seems that the station has a need for a "radio professional" 
during that time slot, and I just do not fit the bill.
Apologies were made, explanations explained and excuses avoided.  
It was made abundantly and adamantly clear 
that absolutely no political pressure was exerted,
no threats made, and no outside forces were 
responsible for terminating my services.
(ed.     just the all mighty dollar , )

I have great respect for you,(listeners ) 
because you all participated in my show.  
As we enter a traditional Holiday season, 
I wish you safety, health and happiness.  
God bless us all, keep us safe and protect us.

Dave Thomas