What did Tony Patrico do? Text messages controversy explained as Rizzuto Show member gets fired

Radio station KPNT 105.7's The Point recently announced that show host Tony Patrico has left the St. Louis station. This comes after s*xually suggestive comments allegedly made by Patrico to female fans surfaced online.

Several women have come forward anonymously, claiming that the RJ was asking them for n*des.

The allegations surfaced online just before Christmas on Twitter and Facebook and were aimed towards The Rizzuto Show's now-former host Tony Patrico. Profiles under the names of Robert Reynolds and HellNoPatrico on Facebook seemingly suggested that RJ was being inappropriate towards women.

Both the aforementioned accounts used profile pictures with a caricature of Patrico with a red line over it. The text in the picture also read:

“Get Patrico off the Rizz Show.”

Inappropriate text messages Tony Patrico sent to a woman (Image via HellNoPatrico/Twitter)

Several screenshots of text message exchanges between the women and Patrico dating from 2017 to 2022 were present in the social media posts.

What did Tony Patrico do?

In most of the messages sent by Patrico, he jokingly asked the alleged victims for n*des. The messages also consisted of other s*xually suggestive comments.

In many messages, the women declined the offer and attempted to divert the topic. It was then that the RJ would proceed to say that he was joking.

In one tweet, a woman claimed that the RJ asked for n*de pictures and to meet privately. He also reportedly asked the woman to participate in "u**ne play." Speaking about Patrico, the alleged victim claimed:

“He asked for t*pless pics and explicit pictures of other parts of my body. He asked for videos. He wanted to meet up for s*x. He was extremely raunchy in his requests and comments, referring to things like u**ne play. It became obvious he is a completely different person than he portrays in public.”

Another woman accused the radio jockey of sharing text exchanges, too, in one of which he reportedly said:

“This was just an excuse to reach out to you to tell you I miss being dirty with you”

After receiving criticism for his actions, Patrico reportedly told the women that he underwent "therapy for his behavior." However, he still allegedly proceeded to ask the women for nudes.

Those interested in reading other women's statements can visit the @HellNoPatrico Twitter page. It is important to note that the 36-year-old is married and has three young children, including two sons and a daughter.

Patrico joined The Rizzuto Show in 2014 alongside Scott Rizzuto, King Scott, the late Jeff Burton, and Moon Valjean. During Patrico's time on the show, he discussed various topics related to sports, pop culture, and celebrity gossip.

105.7 The Point radio show releases statement announcing Tony Patrico's departure from the show

The Hubbard Radio-run station took to Facebook to announce the following:

“Tony Patrico is no longer with Hubbard Radio or a member of the Rizzuto Show. The show returns as scheduled tomorrow at 6am.”

The show's co-host Scott Rizzuto addressed the matter with a short statement. He claimed they could not comment much on the matter as it was a "personnel issue."

Rizzuto also said on air:

“We cannot get into the specifics of it. All I can say –– and I’m speaking for all of us here –– we are in complete shock. To say the last couple of days have been difficult is the understatement of the century. And we’re still all processing everything that happened. We’re sad, we’re devastated. We have spoken with Tony. He is our friend. But this is really hard. Again, speaking for all of us here on the show, we have nothing but compassion and empathy for everyone involved in the situation.”

Patrico had not addressed the allegations brought against him at the time of writing this article.