KNBR/San Francisco Announces New Line-Up
• Cumulus Sports-Talk KNBR 680/San Francisco announced a revamped on-air line-up that debuts on Tuesday, July 16 and includes the return of market vet Greg Papa and the departures of longtime KNBR personalities Gary Radnich and Bob Fitzgerald.
Papa and John Lund will reunite to host Papa & Lund weekdays from 10am-2pm PT. Papa (pictured, above), previously worked at KNBR 1050 from 2001-2003, and he worked with Lund for five years before that. Papa currently hosts NBC Sports Bay Area’s San Francisco Giants and Golden State Warriors’ Pregame and Postgame Live shows. KNBR PD Jeremiah Crowe said, “Greg brings unrivaled knowledge and top-notch entertainment value to every broadcast he leads. His connection with the Bay Area sports fan runs deep on many levels through his history in the local market, and we are proud to reunite him with John Lund in middays on The Sports Leader.” Papa said, “I’m thrilled to be returning to the powerful airwaves of The Sports Leader.’ Being reunited with John Lund on the flagship station of the 49ers is the perfect combination.”
And there’s more: Tolbert, Krueger & Brooks will debut as KNBR’s new afternoon show weekdays from 2-6pm PT, beginning July 16. The show features Tom Tolbert, Larry Krueger and Rod Brooks, who have worked for KNBR for a combined total of 67 years. Tolbert, Krueger & Brooks will lead into The Mark Willard Show, which has been extended to four hours, weeknights from 6-10pm PT.
• Now, the departures: Gary Radnich (left), who joined KNBR in 1992, and Bob Fitzgerald (right), who had served as a host for the station since 1990 are both exiting, concurrent with the new schedule. Doug Harvill, VP/Market Manager of Cumulus San Francisco, said of Radnich, “From the time Gary Radnich started at KNBR he was a pioneer in the sports-talk format. He built a close relationship with listeners through his entertaining and intriguing perspective on sports and life. I cannot express how appreciative all of us at KNBR are for the opportunity to have partnered with him on his KNBR journey.”
Fitzgerald will continue to serve as the Warriors’ play-by-play voice on NBC Sports Bay Area and the voice of U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. “Quite simply I’d like to thank everyone that I had the great fortune of working with at KNBR,” said Fitzgerald. “From my co-hosts, in particular Rod Brooks, to our tremendous producers and staff I have encountered over the great many years. For three decades it has been my great privilege to entertain the incredible sports fans of the Bay Area. KNBR will always have a special place in my heart and I wish everyone at the station all the best moving forward.”
> Here is the revised KNBR weekday schedule, effective July 16 — 5-6am: The Leadoff Spot with Adam Copeland; 6-10am: Murph & Mac; 10am–2pm: Papa & Lund; 2-6pm: Tolbert, Krueger & Brooks; 6-10pm: The Mark Willard Show; 10pm-midnight: KNBR Tonight with Drew Hoffar.
