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Tony Patrico, known on air as “Patrico”, was a part of The Rizzuto Show for nine years.

St. Louis radio station KPNT 105.7 The Point reported this morning that host Tony Patrico has quit the station amid ongoing allegations that he messaged fans with sexually suggestive comments.

The station, run by Hubbard Radio, posted the news on Facebook at 10:11 a.m., saying Tony Patrico is no longer with Hubbard Radio or a member of The Rizzuto Show. The show returns as scheduled tomorrow at 6am.

Patrico and 105.7 The Point did not respond to messages from the RFT.

In recent weeks, a Facebook user named Robert Reynolds and a Twitter account called HellNoPatrico have accused Patrico of sending inappropriate messages to women.

Both social media accounts use a caricature of Patrico as their profile picture with a line through it, with text reading, Get Patrico off the Rizz Show. The two posted a slew of screenshots allegedly sent by someone named Tony Patrico. In these screenshots, Tony Patrico can be seen asking women for nude photos and making sexually suggestive comments. He forwards some of the messages saying he is joking.

@1057thePoint @RizzShow When this started I knew there would be a few other women who had similar encounters with @Patrick1057 but there are so many and no doubt there are more…I’m blown away by the scope of this. Patrick. Homework. Goes. pic.twitter.com/lJIATiWMfa

— HellNoPatrico (@HellNoPatrico) January 3, 2023

@1057thePoint @RizzShow This time in the very message he sends to tell a woman she’s going to be on #TeamRizz and that she messaged during the clock. Going after the show’s female fans cannot be tolerated. Stand up for the women who support your show. @Patrick1057. Homework. Goes. pic.twitter.com/IYfdR4FGZG

— HellNoPatrico (@HellNoPatrico) January 3, 2023

After the news broke this morning, The Rizzuto Show co-host Scott Rizzuto offered a short statement posted on the radio stations’ YouTube page along with an audio message. He said he couldn’t comment at length on Paricos’ departure as it’s a personnel issue.

We can’t go into specifics, he said on air. All I can say and speak for all of us here, we are in shock. To say that the last two days have been difficult is the understatement of the century. And were still processing everything that happened. Were sad, devastated. We spoke with Tony. He is our friend. But it’s really difficult. Again, speaking for all of us here on the show, we have nothing but compassion and empathy for everyone involved in the situation.

Patrico has been a member of The Rizzuto Show on KPNT 105.7 FM since 2014.

The Points Facebook post on Patricos’ departure attracted more than 1,000 shares and 1,500 comments, with several women posting in the comments section about their experience with Patrico. A woman wrote, I was an intern at another station in the same office and he was always making comments and asking me inappropriate things via snap. I felt so bad for his wife.

Added another, I experienced that too! The inappropriate stuff with the comments and manipulative statements made it hard to feel comfortable telling anyone about it.

Well, update this post if we hear from Patrico or the station.

@1057thePoint @RizzShow @Patrico1057 has reached out to people to gain empathy and support saying he’s been in therapy for his behavior etc, saying it’s all in the past. Fake. A new woman came forward with messages from 2022. (2/2 groups of photos)

Patrick. Homework. Go pic.twitter.com/Av0AjOAe6x

— HellNoPatrico (@HellNoPatrico) December 29, 2022 Coming soon: Riverfront Times Daily newsletter. Well, send yourself a handful of interesting St. Louis stories every morning. Subscribe now so you don’t miss a thing.

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