Mike Graham has marked a significant turning point in his career on social media, just weeks after his contentious exit from TalkTV. The former host was dismissed from his morning slot following the appearance of a purportedly “racist” post on his personal Facebook page, which he claimed was the result of a hacking incident. Nonetheless, TalkTV’s parent company, News UK, cited his “failure” to cooperate with the investigation into the post as the reason for his termination.

Since then, the 65-year-old broadcaster has made a comeback with his own YouTube channel. Absent from the airwaves since October, Graham announced the launch of “The Mike Graham Show – The Home of Common Sense,” declaring it was time to embrace “the next chapter.” Since his debut video on November 12, he has garnered more than one million views.

On X/Twitter, Graham expressed his excitement, writing: “Good Morning. We’ve done it. Over ONE MILLION VIEWS and 99,200 subscribers on the new YouTube channel.”

He continued, “The Mike Graham Show is on the march. See you soon… and thank you.”

The announcement was met with an outpouring of support from his fans, who filled the comments with congratulatory messages. One follower praised, “Congratulations, Mike, you absolute legend! The all-new, unfiltered Independent Republic is unstoppable.”

Addressing his TalkTV replacement, another remarked: “Good on you, Mike! Kevin tries his best with Plank of the Week but it has lost a bit of je ne sais quoi.”

“Fantastic news, Mike, and thank you for doing it as a podcast as well, it makes my commute into work a lot more entertaining,” added a third.

As a fourth echoed: “Congratulations Mike, looking forward to next week’s shows. Onwards and upwards!”

Just last month, Mike broke his silence on his TalkTV departure during an appearance on Dan Wootton Outspoken, and described the moment his former colleague Julia Hartley-Brewer confirmed his exit as “cold.”

As they re-watched the clip, he said: “It wasn’t great. A bit North Korean. I thought the statement the company put out was a bit cold, and people who don’t even know what my relationship is with the company said, ‘That was cold, man.’

“They didn’t even thank me for what I’d done … I’m not a baby, I don’t need patting on the head, but you know, I think if it had been me in the studio, I might have said something like ‘really sorry to see Mike go, we worked together a long time and we wish him well.”