KXNO firings

I turned on the radio last Friday and caught the tail end of the argument that resulted in 3 firings at the local sports radio station. Here is an article about the firings
My immediate thoughts upon hearing Marty Tirrell dropping F-bombs and threatening Larry Cotler, was to feel bad for Larry. I don't love his show, but he seems like a legitimately nice guy. and from the portion that I heard he was trying to difuse Tirrell's anger.

Tirrell is a busker, he's playing a game, portraying himself as the wacky, edgy know-it-all, and is not smooth at it. That he burst into flames is not a surprise at all. He deserved to be fired for his tantrum, whether it was on-air or not. However, there has been other fall out from the event,
"Meanwhile, Dave Busiek, news director for KCCI-TV, said Wednesday that Tirrell’s weekly sports commentary “Mouth of the Midwest” had been canceled. He declined further comment."
If you are going to have a segment titled "Mouth of the Midwest" then you can't fire the guy for mistakes made somewhere else...you are in fact advertising he will make those mistakes.

There were 5 guys in the studio, Kahn and Cutler--work together. Kenny Miller who worked with Tirrell, and John Miller who had his own afternoon show. Who was the crazy genius that thought it would be a good idea to cram all five hosts into a morning segment?
Radio people get into the buisness because they like to hear themselves talk. Putting 5 people who like to hear themselves talk in close range is a bad and combustable idea. You could see the train wreck coming a mile off.

Clear Channel first suspended the trio of Jeff Kahn, Larry Cotler, and Mary Tirrell before firing all three, (Kenny Miller has been off air all week so it was not certain if he was suspended or not). Again, I got in on the back end of the argument, maybe the last 30 seconds. In the wake of Tirrell's explosion, JohnMiller was completely professional, ready to be on air after the commercial break. Kenny Miller was flustered, but was on-air quickly with Miller. Although, his was the offending mic, since his first spoken words were said into a dead mic.
Since Clear Channel decided to fire more than the principle offender, Tirrell--no one else was reported to have sworn--It is odd that Kahn was fired with Cotler while Miller was not flushed out with Tirrell. Was this because they fired Kahn for accidentally pressing (or not pressing) a button thus leaving the mic open. What other crime would he have commited? That seems like corporate thing to do, ignore 14 years of service, for an expeident conclusion.