Latham hectored his host, the ABC broadcaster Jonathan Green, and launched rhetorical rockets at his audience.
Carly Adno, a sports journalist with Sydney's Daily Telegraph, and the veteran ABC broadcaster Debbie Spillane were similarly unimpressed.
It is understood that Cleary, a veteran ABC broadcaster, has been offered another position at Radio National.
On Friday, the ABC broadcaster Jon Faine grilled Damon Johnston, the Herald Sun editor, about the stories.
Newcastle football fans are furious the popular ABC broadcaster Aaron Kearney will not be calling the Socceroos' Asian Cup semi-final in his hometown on Tuesday.
ABC broadcaster Fran Kelly said on Sunday that Bishop has said she "vows to have a different approach to Peta Credlin" and will be talking about policy.
He was booked to do Tuesday night's semi-final call – until Australia went through to that game and the Melbourne-based ABC broadcaster Frances Leach was drafted to do the radio commentary as well as appear on the TV coverage.
On Tuesday afternoon, President Barack Obama told a local ABC broadcaster he expected the debt ceiling impasse would be resolved.
