You're right, it's rather ass backwards to say something like that. However, he is partially correct.
I know he's correct but I was really surprised to hear him say it. It just sounded bad to me. The really strange part is no one reacted to it at all. It was just part of the conversation. The hosts didn't blink an eye at it. No callers responded to it. Maybe I overreacted to it but I thought it was a bad thing for a professional to say.