Half-Century Schneider Era Ending
• After a remarkable run of over 51 years on Cumulus News-Talk 670 KBOI/Boise, ID, Paul J. Schneider announced his retirement, effective Dec. 14. As Schneider vaguely recalls, “The last time I slept in was when I was on television, and that’s when I stayed up all night and THEN slept until 10am.”
Schneider started his career at KBOI in June 1967. During those early years, he also anchored the TV news and voiced the television replay of BSU football before shifting exclusively to radio in 1976. Schneider served as the radio play-by-play voice for Boise State football and basketball from 1973 to 2008 and he also co-hosted Dunn & Schneider, which aired from 1973 to 1993. Since 2001 Paul J. has hosted Idaho Talks Live with Chris Walton. “I have been privileged to work with great morning show partners and to be on AM radio in its heyday,” Schneider said. “Over 50 years of working in radio, I’ve been blessed to work with great people in a job that I truly love.”
GM Don Morin remarked of Schneider, “To have had the opportunity and pleasure to work with someone that is truly a broadcast icon in this market has been a career highlight for me. He has brightened the morning for generations of Boiseans. There are so few individuals in this industry that can match the commitment and contributions that Paul J has made to the broadcast industry and our community! Well done Paul J, and thank you!”
To honor both his professionalism and his dedication, Paul J has had both the press box at Albertsons Stadium and the Cumulus building that houses the 670 KBOI studios named after him. PD Nate Shelman says, “Every time anyone comes up the stairs into the station, they’re reminded of the foundation of 670 KBOI. Every time I sit in the chair to host the afternoon show, I know who sat in that same seat earlier in the day. I consider it a blessing to work with a true broadcasting icon.”
Paul J’s final regular morning broadcast will be December 14, 2018, but he’s not stepping away completely — he plans to produce weekly features and a blog for NewsTalk 670 KBOI and continue covering Boise State Football for Learfield Sports… oh, and sleep in.
