Glenn Beck is dropped by Goldline International as a paid spokesman.

He’s been extolling the virtues of buying gold, especially since President Obama took office. Then came word, as Radio-Info previously reported, that syndicated talker and Fox TV afternoon host Glenn Beck was a paid spokesman for Goldline International, a company that sells gold coins.

Fox News had a problem with it, as their company policy prohibits any on-air talent from endorsing products, as well as being a product spokesperson. The New York Times says after Fox queried Goldline about Beck’s status with them, they sent back a letter saying “he is not a paid spokesman.”

However, the Times says Goldline International only recently changed the caption under the picture of Beck that appears on their website from “paid spokesman” to “radio sponsor.” A number of other radio hosts, including conservatives Mark Levin & Laura Ingraham also have Goldline International as a sponsor of their radio shows.