Recently fired Des Moines sports talk host might resurface across town

It appears the recent firings of three KXNO-AM (1460) following their “F-bomb” tirade could benefit a crosstown rival. The Des Moines Register reports Citadel’s KBGG-AM (1700) VP/MM Terry Peters may consider taking in at least one of the three talents jettisoned from KXNO.

The newspaper says former morning host Larry Cotlar does not have a non-compete issue, and Peters told the newspaper, “I’m sure we’ll talk. If you need a sports guy, Larry Cotlar is definitely a guy you need to talk to.”

This week, KBGG debuted the local sports show “Out of Bounds,” hosted by KCCI-TV sports director Andy Garman and Steve “Round Guy” Pilchen. As for KXNO, which lost their morning & afternoon drive shows following the firings, they hope to drop their current syndicated replacements and return to local sports talk programming once they find suitable replacements.