Douglas Steckler

Outrageous and loud talk from such personalities as shock jock Howard Stern is the order of the day at KLSX-FM (97.1). But on Monday, the station's prime-time host decided to let his fists do the talking. Riki Rachtman, the host of "Riki Rachtman Radio" or, as he calls it, "The Triple R," was arrested on suspicion of battery after punching another host, Douglas Steckler, at the Wilshire Boulevard radio station near Koreatown, police said.

Riki Rachtman, the KLSX-FM (97.1) talk show host who faces a misdemeanor battery charge for allegedly punching station colleague Doug Steckler at the office Monday, got his own one-two punch Wednesday. He got fired. And the firing, Rachtman said from home, came without severance pay. KLSX general manager Bob Moore said that Rachtman was "terminated today for misconduct. . . . By no means do we condone violence."

Riki Rachtman, the KLSX-FM (97.1) talk show host who faces a misdemeanor battery charge for allegedly punching station colleague Doug Steckler at the office Monday, got his own one-two punch Wednesday. He got fired. And the firing, Rachtman said from home, came without severance pay. KLSX general manager Bob Moore said that Rachtman was "terminated today for misconduct. . . . By no means do we condone violence."

Outrageous and loud talk from such personalities as shock jock Howard Stern is the order of the day at KLSX-FM (97.1). But on Monday, the station's prime-time host decided to let his fists do the talking. Riki Rachtman, the host of "Riki Rachtman Radio" or, as he calls it, "The Triple R," was arrested on suspicion of battery after punching another host, Douglas Steckler, at the Wilshire Boulevard radio station near Koreatown, police said.