“The Schilling Show” has been off the air for just about two weeks, and people are already feeling a void. But, fear not! Fans of former Charlottesville city councilor Rob Schilling have created the “Bring Rob Schilling Back” blog, a place, they say, for fans, information and activism.
On the introduction page, the fans state their mission: “The purpose of this blog is to act as a forum for fans of Rob Schilling to voice our support for him, and our desire for WINA to put ‘The Schilling Show’ back on the air.”
The blog invites Charlottesville and Albemarle listeners to write WINA and its owner, Saga Communications, to reinstitute the conservative host.
On December 22, WINA 1070 AM pulled the show because of budget cuts, reported The Daily Progress. According to WINA’s website, "The Schilling Show" has been replaced by Laura Ingraham.
Schilling was a co-host, along with Jane Foy, of the WINA Morning Show, for close to a year, and went to his own afternoon call-in program in January 2008.
Rob Schilling was elected to City Council as a lone Republican in 2002.