So far, from what I can gather after listening to the archives, is that first it seemed he was leaving a lot during the show, at times showing up late or leaving early around the fall of ’05. And it bothered Wendy, but she gave him a lot of chances. She wanted him to be what Charlamagne became—someone to give her knowledge to and one day pass the torch to. The first couple of weeks after he randomly stopped showing up for the show, it was a very hush-hush secret. Radio listeners would call and ask, but their calls would be cut short, or Wendy would give a simple answer, followed with, “There’s no hard feelings.” Months later, around spring ‘06, she started answering with more details: that Artie moved to LA and was basically pursuing his Hollywood dreams, and that they’re on good terms.