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910-AM fires Monica Conyers, says she tried to book $750 hotels, was ‘loud and obnoxious’

March 23, 2017·By BLAC Editorial

The former city councilwoman, however, says she quit

March 23, 2017

10-AM owner Kevin Adell says he’s fired Sunday afternoon host Monica Conyers after a long list of grievances with the former Detroit city councilwoman, including wielding her influence as a congressman’s wife and attempting to book a luxury hotel room on the station’s dime.

“Since there has been so much attention given to Monica Conyers for violating corporate policy, here are some reasons why.” Adell writes in a company-wide email, obtained by BLAC Thursday afternoon. “Monica Conyers is still the same old – same old, she hasn’t rehabilitated.”

The email, sent with the subject line “Monica Conyers – 910AM – Drama,” lists seven reasons why Adell says he fired conyers, which included trying to book a $750-per-night Chicago hotel room.

910-AM hosts, Conyers included, are unpaid by the station. Hosts can earn revenue through sales commissions if they regularly land sponsorship for their shows.

Adell’s email also cited her for “being loud and obnoxious in the hallways of The Word Network — which he also owns as part of his Adell Broadcasting network of properties — and partying down like it’s 1999!,” bothering “the CEO while he is on vacation with his family,” and “banging on the CEO’s door.”

Adell’s email notes that Conyers would call him about refreshments because her husband, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, is coming in to do an interview with her, at which point Adell adds in the letter “give me a few minutes to throw up before I continue.”

This email comes after Conyers’ attorney, Daniel Findling, claimed that she was not fired, but actually quit, as reported by The Detroit News.

Findling maintains that the reasons listed in Adell’s memo are false.

“The contents of the memo are baseless,” Findling told the Detroit Free Press. “While Kevin Adell has continued to try to draw attention to his fledgling radio station using the Conyers name, Monica is taking the high ground. She's moving on with her life.”

"I asked her flat out if any of it was true and she said no.'”

Conyers’ show first aired in September, when Adell stated in a release that he thought Conyers would bring “hope and inspiration to many people.”

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