Bay Area’s Burkhart Joins KCBS/SF
• Audacy welcomes veteran Bay Area news anchor and reporter Bret Burkhart to All News KCBS/San Francisco as a news anchor.
Burkhart crosses the street after spending the last 23 years with Cumulus rival KGO Radio, most recently delivering morning and midday news. “We are incredibly fortunate that Bret is continuing his already illustrious career as an anchor for his hometown KCBS,” said Stacey Kauffman, SVP/Market Manager, Audacy San Francisco. “He brings to KCBS a comprehensive and complex skill set that we will all benefit from. Bret knows politics, the Bay Area, what makes a good story and how to tell it, and we look forward to welcoming him aboard.”
Burkhart said, “KCBS is the gold standard for news around the Bay Area and beyond and I feel so fortunate to be joining an amazing group of broadcasters and storytellers.” Burkhart’s news stories have earned him numerous Edward R. Murrow Awards and he was named the AP “Reporter of the Year” eight times, including five times consecutively. His earlier career stops include News-Talk 1060 KPAY/Chico, CA and KFBK/Sacramento.
