Wilbur was cut loose last Thursday after his morning show on Seattle’s KVI-AM (570), with the company citing his contract and ratings. The longtime Seattle talk show host tells a different story on his blog. Wilbur says three years ago, he was offered a 50% salary increase, more than he was expecting, and four months ago, he sent a memo to management saying “I was willing to take a cut in salary, because I understood the financial situation that Fisher (Communications) was in.” Wilbur says that memo went unanswered. Wilbur also questioned ratings as a reason he was fired, writing “We were ahead of Glenn Beck,” and “We were the highest-rated daypart on the station, consistently outperforming the rest of the (syndicated) shows on the station.” Wilbur was replaced, at least temporarily, by the syndicated Laura ingraham. Wilbur added that at least one large advertiser has dropped their commitment with KVI due to Wilbur’s departure, and questioned why management did not keep Wilbur’s firing a private matter. KVI, which has taken some heat over the Wilbur firing, has gone as far as creating a special number to call for listener comments on the matter. More comments, from Radio-Info Seattle-Board users, here.