Rickards & Randolph Retiring From KGB/SD
• iHeartMedia San Diego announced that longtime on-air personalities Dave Rickards and Cookie “Chainsaw” Randolph will retire as co-hosts of the popular DSC morning show on Classic Rock 101.5 KGB in December.
Fellow DSC cast members Sarah Beebe and Chis Boyer will continue as the hosts of the KGB Morning Show, and Rickards will remain part 101.5 KGB family in an ambassador role, which includes appearing at station events and producing a new podcast.
“It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes a group of people come together and create magic — that’s what happened 32 years ago when DSC hit the airwaves on 101.5 KGB,” said Shauna Moran, Program Director of 101.5 KGB. “We are honored that one of the most talented and entertaining groups of personalities in the business called KGB home. The DSC has played a major role in KGB’s legacy.”
The show’s three-decade-long history with 101.5 KGB began in 1990 when Rickards moved to San Diego from Denver and teamed up with Shelly Dunn and Chainsaw to host what was initially called The Dawn Patrol. In 1994 the show migrated over to sister KIOZ (Rock 102) and rebranded as Dave, Shelly & Chainsaw (DSC). Three years later they moved back over to KGB where they reigned for another 13 years, followed by a six-year run at Tegna’s KFMB-FM until late July 2018, which also coincided with Shelly Dunn‘s retirement. Rickards and Randolph made their triumphant return to KGB in August 2018.
Rickards comes from a radio legacy family — his father, Reese Rickards was an acclaimed radio personality for decades in Chicago, and, for a short time father and son actually competed against one another. Chainsaw backed into his radio career while attending Fresno State University when friends talked him into doing an on-air shift at the campus radio station, 90.7 KFSR. In 1986, he was hired by KGB and in 1990 became the “C” part of the DSC show.
Rickards is approaching his retirement with a great sense of gratitude, saying, “Not too long ago, Chainsaw and I looked at each other and we knew it was time. There was no regret, no sadness. When you’ve been supported by the greatest radio audience ever for over three decades, there’s no room for anything but profound gratitude. Having been the alarm clock for this city for all these years has been an honor I could have never dared hope for. Knowing that Chris Boyer and Sarah Beebe will still be here is sure to provide a familiar wake up for our beloved audience. Deepest thanks to the legendary Chainsaw and iHeartRadio, the greatest radio company in the world, for giving me my shot. ‘Love Your Show!'”
When asked about his upcoming retirement, Chainsaw said, “Getting up and performing these past few decades for our wonderful KGB audience has been, by far, the greatest privilege of my career. It’s been a blast and I’m forever grateful. It’s also been a blast working with the exceptionally talented Dave Rickards, Sarah Beebe and Chris Boyer, whose histrionics during the ordering process made it worth picking up every single lunch tab for over 35 years. Man, I’m going to miss that.”
