Graham Named PD Of KNBR/San Francisco

• Cumulus Media keeps it in the family and introduces company veteran Kevin Graham as the new Program Director of Sports-Talk KNBR (104.5FM/680AM The Sports Leader)/San Francisco. He will succeed Jeremiah Crowe, who recently resigned after a five-year run as PD and is relocating to Las Vegas.

Graham earns the Bay Area transfer from Cumulus Dallas, where he was Program Director for News/Talk duo WBAP-AM and KLIF-AM. Graham also brings extensive Sports-Talk experience to KNBR from his previous stint as Brand Manager for Audacy/Entercom’s WEEI-FM/AM/Boston, the Red Sox Radio Network and Sports Radio Format Captain for Entercom. Earlier programming stops include Bonneville News-Sports KTAR & ArizonaSports.com/Phoenix, WXYT/Detroit and WEPN (98.7 ESPN)/New York City, along with two tours of PD duty at Cumulus Sports-Talk KFNZ-AM (K-Fan 1320)/Salt Lake City and stints in Pittsburgh and Columbus. Graham was also the Founder/Editor of SportsMashup.com.

In making the announcement of Graham’s hire, Larry Blumhagen, VP/Market Manager of Cumulus San Francisco, said, “Kevin brings extensive experience and a history of successes in spoken-word formats, from News to Sports. I’m confident that his proven track record in programming along with his collaborative approach will be a winning combination for the San Francisco market.”

Graham commented, “I am humbled to go from legendary News/Talk stations WBAP/KLIF to KNBR, one of the best Sports radio brands in the country. I’m very grateful to continue to work for Cumulus and Larry Blumhagen and the great KNBR Team, and thank Dave Milner, Brian Philips and Bruce Gilbert for their confidence in me. It was an absolute honor to be able to work with and learn from Dan Bennett, one of the best Market Managers in radio, and the talented Cumulus Dallas team. While the last five years were some of the most rewarding in my career, I’m excited to return to my roots and be back in Sports radio!”