KAMP (97.1 AMP Radio)/Los Angeles Morning Star Carson Daly Calls It Quits

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CBS RADIO Top 40 KAMP (97.1 AMP RADIO)/LOS ANGELES morning host CARSON DALY went on the air earlier today and announced that he will be leaving the station, effective immediately. The news was also relayed on AMP's website.

“I’ve made the decision that something has to give with all of these jobs and the truth is, the reason I’m going to stop doing radio for now," he said. "And I love radio, it’s what I’ve always done -— and this is the honest-to-god truth, is that I just want to have breakfast with my kids.”

DALY, who joined the station in JANUARY 2010, is still the host of THE VOICE, co-anchor at the TODAY Show, and host of LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY.

“Radio is where I feel most myself and most comfortable," he continued. "It’s the thing I’ve done since I [was] 18. It’s really all that I am. I’m a radio DJ. I’m really nothing else. All this other stuff comes and goes, but this is it for me. This is the only thing I know how to do. It’s the only thing I’m semi-good at!

“CBS, by the way, these people here at this radio station are my family,” DALY concluded. “For me to be on every morning in my hometown, to be able to talk to you guys, it’s literally been the greatest.”

You can hear his farewell announcement in full here.

CBS RADIO released the following statement:

"CARSON is a valued member of CBS RADIO and we support and appreciate the difficult decision he made to strike the right balance for him and his family. While mornings on 97.1 AMP/LOS ANGELES are no longer possible, we are thrilled to continue our long-standing relationship around his highly successful, syndicated weekend countdown show, "DALY Download," and look forward to other creative collaborations in the future."

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