Mike Brown

Former FEMA Director Mike Brown talks to listeners during a live broadcast on 850 KOA Radio. (February 2, 2010)

DENVER - Despite being best known for leading the disastrous government response to Hurricane Katrina, former Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael Brown is starting his second career as a radio talk show host in Denver.

After months of filling in, Brown signed a contract last week with AM station KOA, hosting a 7-10 pm talk show that opens with a clip of former President George W. Bush uttering his famous line, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."

Far from running from his past as FEMA director, Brown is actually embracing it.

"I did nothing wrong in terms of I didn't commit a crime I didn't violate any rules, it was a political disaster, I got thrown under the bus by the President," Brown told us.

Even though it was the government's failure that made Brown a house hold name, he says it also makes him an ideal radio host.

"Here's a guy who's seen the best of government when things work perfectly, here's a guy who's seen when things don't work at all. Who better to understand that entire spectrum of how things work," Brown explained.

Some callers, he says, have blasted him. But Brown, once the symbol of government incompetence, says he's more than able to defend himself.

"This is open season, you can ask whatever question you want," Brown said.