Todd Shapiro is no longer a part of the controversial Dean Blundell Show on the radio station 102.1 The Edge.

The radio station addressed his absence Wednesday after listeners tweeted and posted on the show’s Facebook page this week asking where the popular co-host had gone.

“A lot of you people have been asking about what’s going on with Todd and where he is. I’m sad to say no longer with the show, leaving the morning show team here at the Edge,” Blundell said at the end of Wednesday’s edition of the daily morning show.

His absence followed the a recent industry rebuke, this time about the hosts discussing a fist-fight at last year’s Remembrance Day ceremony, and commending a man who had beaten up a protestor. The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council responded earlier this month, saying the comments sanctioned violence.

The council found no breach for the use of “bitches,” “skanks” and “prick” because they’re mild swear words and the protestors targeted weren’t identified by name.

Requests for details about Shapiro’s departure weren’t returned by The Edge Wednesday. Parent company Corus Entertainment confirmed Shapiro had left the show but said its “policy is not to comment on specific details related to personnel matters.”

A co-host replacement for the new rock station’s show, on weekdays between 5:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., will be announced “in the coming weeks,” Blundell said on air.

“The show is about you people,” he said. “It’s not about me, not about any one person in particular and we’re going to continue to do the things that we do every single day to make sure that you know that.”

References to Shapiro have been removed from the Edge’s website but a cached version of his biography says he’s 40. He didn’t reply to an email request for comment Wednesday and hasn’t tweeted from @iamtoddytickles since July 11.

Controversy isn’t new to the show. Last year, the duo was rebuked by the council for making derogatory comments about women.

Back in 2004, Blundell and Shapiro were suspended without pay after they ignored requests from management to end an interview. The station said the hosts were pulled off air during the raunchy exchange with a troupe of stunt performers. A cast member from MTV’s Jackass had urinated on the studio floor.