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Bill Spadea, the radio host who finished second in June’s Republican primary for governor, will return to his morning talk show on 101.5 next week, the radio station announced.

Spadea will return on Sept. 2, the day after Labor Day. The Republican primary got feisty, with Spadea continuing to keep his distance from Jack Ciattarelli, the former assemblyman who defeated the radio host for the GOP nomination.

“I’m excited to be returning to the airwaves with New Jersey 101.5 and the largest audience in the state,” Spadea said in the announcement. “I’m looking forward to continuing our mission of fighting for common-sense solutions to save New Jersey. Our show has always been about the listeners, and I’m ready to keep amplifying the voices of small business owners, parents, teachers, first responders, nurses, and everyone else committed to digging in and staying in New Jersey.”

Spadea also teased there was “more to come.” Spadea’s 10-year career at 101.5 has made him one of the state’s premier conservative commentators — maps of the GOP primary show Spadea performed strongest where his radio signal was strongest.

Ciattarelli’s campaign filed a complaint regarding the show during the campaign in January, alleging unfairness — for months, the radio station was forced to include a disclaimer during his show. Spadea went on leave from the show days after the complaint was filed. 

Spadea sought President Donald Trump’s endorsement throughout the campaign, but the president instead opted to back Ciattarelli. Ciattarelli earned about 68% of the vote in the primary, more than tripling Spadea’s 22%. 

“Bill’s audience and the team at New Jersey 101.5 are looking forward to his return,” said Brian Lang, Townsquare Media’s regional vice president. “There’s no doubt he’ll have great stories to share. I also want to thank Eric Scott and the entire morning show team for doing an outstanding job while Bill was away.”

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