Greater Media, parent company of 97.5 the Fanatic, has issued an apology on behalf of sports-talk host Tom Byrne.
We reported Tuesday that Byrne was arrested early Monday morning after allegedly assaulting a cab driver whom he had first refused to pay a $5 fare, according to a police report.
"Tom deeply regrets his behavior on Sunday night and realizes that it was inexcusable," Greater Media spokeswoman Heidi Raphael wrote in an email last night. "He also extends his sincere apology to the cab driver and would like to make amends if possible," she said. "Tom will be taking a leave of absence from the station while he works through these issues, and we support him in those efforts.”
As we reported Tuesday Byrne was charged with aggravated assault, robbery and related charges after he was arrested at 7th and Pine streets, one block west from where a taxi driver told police that Byrne had punched him repeatedly and dragged him on the ground after he refused to pay for his cab ride and taunted the driver by saying "I'm a celebrity. This is my neighborhood. What are you gonna do about it?"
Byrne has a preliminary hearing Feb. 3.
what a jerk— Sweet Lou- Drunk and stupid is no way to go,through life. Hope he gets canned.— Wilhelm Von Humboldt
- Why has he not been fired yet?Evidently Greater Media doesn't take this seriously enough.— GREEKPICNIC
Comment removed.- Why is he still employed? I am sure the sponsors will be proud to be affiliated with such a self centered jerk.— kelprod2
- ....and a cheap jerk as well!— joenose
- this guy is a nobody. a typical notre dame snob who doesn't do jack other than, if anything, inherit their father's business— main liner
- What do you have to do to get fired at the Fan???— Earl J
- what a loser! nobody has ever heard of this guy, and yet, he calls HIMSELF a celebrity? what a sad, pathetic loser. hope he gets jail time for assaulting this poor cabbie.— glory08
- If you're going to use that "don't you know who I am" schtick, save it for something important...Like when your $1,250 dinner bill arrives. Then drop that line on someone.
"I'm a celebrity" on a $5 fare? LMAO. I bet I know exactly where he grew up in Bucks County.— journalismIsDead 
Fire him.— DarnelC- This guy is the biggest dork in the city.— panzramic
- He looks like a dweeb. He's lucky the cabby didn't wipe the street with him.— MilesLong1
- It should have been Pumpkinhead getting a beat down.— billyglasses
- Apologies on behalf of someone are lame and insincere. Let's see this jerk apologize to the cabby in person. Also ban him from using cabs.— PurpleHaze70
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