Rapid City Journal
Shad Olson, who was suspended three weeks ago from his KOTA TV news anchor job, resigned Tuesday to pursue hosting a radio talk show and to work as a paid political consultant.
Olson was suspended after he appeared as a featured speaker at a local tea party rally, a move that was labeled “an ethical lapse” by his supervisors at KOTA. Olson never called it that, however. He said Tuesday that it was time to move on.
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“I’ve handed in my resignation,” he said. “In the wake of everything that happened, I just kind of felt it was time to do something else. I’m done as of today.” More…