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Kimberly and Beck discuss their new show and controversial firing in an interview with the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.

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Rochester radio personalities Kimberly and Beck are back on the airwaves after the pair were fired by 98.9 The Buzz (WBZA) in May.

Kimberly Ray and Barry Beck lost their jobs hosting "The Breakfast Buzz" earlier in the year after making "hateful comments" about transgender people during their live show, The Post-Standard reported at the time.

On Thursday, the duo returned to Rochester radio, but on a different station. Radio 95.1 began promoting Kimberly and Beck's return Thursday morning:

Oh, hey Rochester! Are you ready? Brother Wease all morning, Kimberly and Beck in the afternoon. @Radio_951 starts.... NOW! — Radio 95.1 (@Radio_951) September 11, 2014

Kimberly also tweeted about her return earlier in the day:

We are BACK ROCHESTER. @radio951 2 to 7pm Weekdays Let's gooooo #ROC — Kimberly (@KimberlyRRadio) September 11, 2014

"It was nice to have the summer off. We took some time to reflect and kind of figure out what went sideways," Kimberly said in an interview with the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.

The pair made comments in May about Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren's plan to provide health care coverage for transgender employees.

"The services that will be paid for under the new coverage: gender reassignment surgery, psychological counseling, because you're probably a nut job to begin with," Kimberly said during the show in May.

During the 12-minute segment, Kimberly and Beck also played Aerosmith's "Dude Looks Like a Lady" and mocked one female caller who said they were being disrespectful, saying "Thank you, sir."

A storm of backlash from gay and lesbian groups and others prompted 98.9 to suspend the pair indefinitely, and, eventually, fire them.

The Buzz said Kimberly and Beck's "hateful comments against the transgender community do not represent our station or our company" in a statement at the time.

After they were let go, the duo sent an apology, stating:

Despite the backlash, not much has changed.

"We're doing the same kind of show that we did for the last 30 years," Kimberly told the D&C.

Beck said the pair spent the summer looking at opportunities in different areas. They got "soft offers" from a couple stations, but he said they are happy to be back in Rochester.

"This was by far the best place for us," Beck said. "We never wanted to leave Rochester."

Watch Kimberly and Beck's interview with the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, and leave a comment below.