Howie Carr returns to WRKO tomorrow

After months of legal wrangling, talk radio host Howie Carr is returning to WRKO-AM tomorrow afternoon, to host the show that he tried to leave this summer.

In July, Carr surprised his bosses at WRKO with the announcement he would leap from his popular afternoon show to rival talk station WTKK-FM to host the morning drive-time slot.

Carr sued WRKO alleging that provisions in his contract were illegal and the station filed a counterclaim, trying to keep their top radio personality on the air.

Carr has been off the air since September, but last month an Appeals Court justice slammed the door on Carr's hopes of moving to WTKK.

“We are thrilled that Howie is back on WRKO,” Entercom New England vice president and market manager Julie Kahn said in a statement. “Howie is a one-of-a-kind talent, and I’m sure all of Howie’s listeners are looking forward to hearing him on our air again.”

Carr, who has compared working at WRKO to "indentured servitude" said that he looked forward to returning to the station.

“I said I'd be back on the air before Imus and now I am!" he said in a statement.
(By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe staff)