CUMULUS MEDIA Sports KNBR-A/SAN FRANCISCO has re-signed morning duo BRIAN MURPHY and PAUL MCCAFFREY, co-hosts of "THE MURPH AND MAC SHOW." And even when a woman is doing a really great job, you still hear things like: Oh, shes really good for a female. We considered going to LA for the opening series just to be there for the beginning of this historic season. KNBR's Murph and Mac Cumulus-owned KNBR in San Francisco has re-signed morning radio personalities Brian Murphy and Paul McCaffrey, co-hosts of on KNBR 680 San Francisco. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. They own it. But not much changed including the shows name and KNBR let Laflin go last week. Bill Dwyer became GM in the mid 1970s and brought Allan Hotlen as Program Director in the mid 1970s and was followed in that job by Ron Reynolds. She also just launched a new podcast on Westwood One The Weekly Pass featuring interviews with sports superstars. 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 104.5 FM/680 AM. JAMESON NANTZ was born later that afternoon. You can ask him about a Super Bowl played years ago and he can break it down, almost like a coach. A colleague told my dad he had visited a little town called Mill Valley over the weekend, and that it looked like a wonderful place to raise a family. Tim Roye was the radio play-by-play announcer for the Golden State Warriors, and was occasionally joined by Jim Barnett on non-televised games as Barnett serves as an analyst for TV broadcasts. Second, this allows more Murph & Mac airtime for Adam Copeland, who already hosts The Leadoff Spot on weekday mornings from 5 to 6 a.m. All rights reserved. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. KNBR (AM) - Wikipedia Or, hey, just put me in glasses and a turtleneck. But perhaps her biggest claim to fame is being the first female scout in the NBA a position she held as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers organization. In an interview last year with the Bay Area News Group, Laflin spoke of the difficulty of being a woman in a male-dominated sports media scene. ", KNBRs Bonnie-Jill Laflin Q&A: I can hang, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), KNBRs Bonnie-Jill Laflin Q&A: I can hang with the big boys, Greg Papa on his 49ers and KNBR gigs, a new chapter and Raider Nation. And I dont appreciate that Kawhi Leonard and Anthony Davis sit games out while they wait to get to another team. ", "Oakland Panthers to Partner with KBCW as Official Television and KNBR 1050 as Official Radio Homes", "CBS Creates the Largest Major Market Sports Radio Network in the Nation", "KNBR/San Francisco Announces New Line-Up", "Bay Area Sports Guy 17 years later, Scott Ferrall returns to KNBR", "Hoffar and Frandsen Take Over Nights on KNBR | BARRETT SPORTS MEDIA", "KNBR host McPartlin leaving station this week", "Dave Newhouse's 'Founding 49er' brings the 'dark days before the dynasty' to light", "The Morning Shift: Radnich to 6 a.m. Slot / He'll be on late at KRON, then early on KNBR", "Ray Ratto's 'tour of duty' ends at NBC Sports Bay Area", "He used to be a player. KNBR has been the radio home of the San Francisco Giants since 1979 (taking over from KSFO). CALLING BRIAN MURPHY affable is like calling Fred Astaire graceful. OM LEE HAMMER said, "I'm thrilled to be able to announce that MURPH AND MAC will continue their morning show on KNBR 680. Was that by design? Tell us about The Weekly Pass.. Commonwealth Club is presented early Sunday mornings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. From when she started in September 2018 through her last day at the station, it seemed as if KNBR never knew what to do with Laflin. . When Ron Reynolds moved to NBC's San Francisco FM outlet (KYUU became the FM call letters then), Scott Burton came to KNBR as Program Director. But at the same time, I dont like the idea that you can just call your buddy on the phone and say, Hey, do you wanna play together? and then go force a trade. Only before the TV station's first airdate did NBC fight for the construction permit for the TV station until it lost the bid to the de Young family, then the owners of the San Francisco Chronicle. The partnership with KNBR lasted 40 years, including 32 consecutive years. Other members of the management team included Isabel Lemon (Promotions) and Jane Morrison and Gimmy Park Li (Community Affairs). They may have been associated with this organization before or after this year as well. May 6, 2022 LONDON FRIENDS. Sports wasnt the only thing on Murphys mind while he was growing up. KNBR (680 kHz) is a San Francisco, California AM radio station, broadcasting on a clear channel from transmitting facilities in Redwood City, California. During the rise of Hollywood, NBC's West Coast operation was moved to Los Angeles. Good looks, of course, can be a benefit especially in a visual medium like television. First time I've ever performed at this venue and I'm very excited get your tickets here. knbr.com. Now just one.. KNBR 680: Murph and Mac | Free Internet Radio | TuneIn A former sportswriter for the San Francisco Chronicle, Murph, a North Bay native, covered every Bay Area sports team during a 15-year writing career and brings an almost encyclopedic memory of sports knowledge, trivia and Bay Area sports history to the show. Paul McCaffrey was associated with Knbr 68 in 2012. Media column: Thoughts on KNBR dropping Bonnie-Jill - The Athletic Total dominance: Steph Curry breaks NBA Game 7 record, leads Warriors over Kings, Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week, Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week. Two other stations also use the KNBR brand. Both sons, Declan and Rory, now 10 and 6, play basketball and, thanks to their mothers influence, they swim, but baseball is their number-one sport. Im kind of an old soul myself. His response: Honey, Ive got to be on the MURPH AND MAC show! COURTNEY suggested that the 8a interview time was not going to work, and NANTZ called KNBR to see if they could move the hit to 8:30. However, since some ad buys are done based on ratings among all adults 25-54, it would be a good idea for stations to broaden their horizons. Question for those that listen to KNBR : r/49ers - Reddit It also gives me a voice and the kind of platform I enjoy. KNBR, Bonnie-Jill Laflin part ways - The Mercury News On AIr at KNBR San Francisco, California, United States. That continued in the June ratings, which well look at in a bit. Add your comment below. 4/7: Giants Home Opener, We Are The World, Milli Vanilli, James Brown & More! 10 years in with an awesome partner like PAULIE MAC and it's the most fun job a guy could ask for. The show celebrates 10 years entertaining BAY AREA sports fans this year, and shifts from its current. Get off Highway 101 at Mission Avenue and head wes, Takeout can be fast, easy, and delicious but th, Marin Magazine is ready for PLAYERS NIGHT this Sat, Most of us in California equate cool, leafy greens, This is not your kids playdate. Before joining The Athletic he founded Bay Area Sports Guy, which became the top independent site in the region, and covered local sports for Bay Area News Group and NBC Sports Bay Area. Paulie Mac & Creative Tony dive deep into the Dubs/Kings series, especially game 5. For several decades, KNBR enjoyed a long history as the flagship station of NBC's West Coast radio operations. Families, people getting ready for the day, parents driving kids to school, commuters stuck in traffic on the Bay Bridge, truck drivers who are on the road all the time looking for something to take their minds off the drive. KNBRs program director wont give actual listener numbers for the popular show but says theyre astonishingly high. In 2017 Radio Ink magazine named it one of the countrys top 10 best sports radio shows. But it also can be a hindrance, cant it? KNBR's Bonnie-Jill Laflin Q&A: I can 'hang with the big boys' Also, big changes cost money. Were getting the really big names. I'd love to see you there. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group. Initially, the understanding was that local TV and radio broadcasters would call all games, home and away, from their home broadcast booths. I reached out to Flemming to confirm, and he provided the details. [2] In addition, KNBR was simulcast on the HD2 subchannel of KSAN in nearby San Mateo. His parents moved from Oakland to Reed Street in Mill Valley in 1961. In 2020, KNBR via KTCT began to broadcast games of the Bay Area Panthers. Born in San Francisco and raised in Concord and Clayton, Laflin returned to the Bay Area last year to join Brian Murphy and Paul McCaffrey on KNBR's morning show ("Murph & Mac"). 131): Curry for MVP and Warriors title hopes with Ethan Sherwood Strauss. At the time, this (theoretically) represented a pretty big shakeup for a show that had a certain style and chemistry between Murphy and McCaffrey. Born in San Francisco and raised in Concord and Clayton, Laflin joined KNBR in September of 2018, adding a female voice to the all-male cast of KNBRs Murph & Mac show (Brian Murphy and Paul McCaffrey). Im able to take advantage of the contacts Ive made over the years to get some great guests, including Chris Mullin, Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling, Lenny Wilkens and others. Practically, its a no-brainer. It carried a separate sports format known as The Ticket but was rebranded as a second KNBR in 2003. NBA playoffs: When will the Warriors-Lakers series start? On KNBR, weekday programming consists of the following blocks, which are preempted or moved to KTCT when there are regularly scheduled sports events. And hes got an amazing photographic memory. Enjoy a plethora of Niners off-season and Giants opening day banter. And I listen to music, all kinds., This article originallyappeared in Marin Magazines print edition under the headline: Sporting Life.. A year ago, the stations came close to finishing in a tie overall from Monday through Friday, with KNBR finishing at a 5.6 for the spring quarter and 95.7 at a 5.4. It was purchased from Susquehanna-Pfaltzgraff Media in 2005 along with other Susquehanna Radio Corporation stations.[20]. Laflin, 44, has had an incredibly wide variety of gigs in sports and entertainment, including modeling, acting (Baywatch, Ally McBeal), professional cheerleading (for the Warriors, 49ers and Dallas Cowboys), reality TV (Basketball Wives), broadcasting (Fox Sports, ESPN) and much more. In 1927, KPO became an affiliate of the new NBC Red Network. As much as I love being part of Murph & Mac, I dont really get involved in the interviews that much. I modeled in my early years to make ends meet. Paul Mccaffery (35 matches): Phone Number, Email, Address - Spokeo Cumulus sold its 1.59 percent stake in the Giants for $13 million in 2014. CUMULUS MEDIA Sports KNBR-A/SAN FRANCISCO has re-signed morning duo BRIAN MURPHY and PAUL MCCAFFREY, co-hosts of "THE MURPH AND MAC SHOW." The show celebrates 10 years entertaining BAY AREA sports . It all contributed to making me who I am. 3/30: "The Rodfather" Rod Brooks joins the Jockcast! The show celebrates 10 years entertaining BAY AREA sports fans this year, and shifts from its current 5-9a slot to 6-10a. The silhouette of Mount Tam grounds you.. Until January 1975, KNBR carried NBC's long-running weekend show, Monitor. sports. ", Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). Earlier this year, KCBS let go of longtime sports anchors/reporters Joe Salvatore and Bruce Macgowan. Once we were designated Tier 3 by MLB and not allowed on (the) team plane, buses, etc., that changed our calculus, Flemming texted on Thursday. In the 1950s when NBC scrapped its radio comedy, drama, variety shows, and serials, the Los Angeles facility was sold and demolished, and KNBC/KNBR once again became the West Coast NBC network control center and West Coast NBC Radio news operation. 179 followers 174 connections. And, most endearing to local folks, he talks about growing up in Marin. The ease of Brian Murphys Monday-to-Friday commute is one of the practical pluses of living in Mill Valley. Click to reveal On his morning sports talk show on KNBR that he co-hosts, Murphy charms his audience with deep knowledge and sly wit. Laflin was the first female scout in the NBA, a new podcast on Westwood One The Weekly Pass. KNBR 1050 Shows; Stanford Football; Her signature was her sign off: This is Gimmy Park Li, your host. He edits MLB content and focuses his writing on Bay Area sports, with an emphasis on local media. Hes a legend. It was considered one of the best radio facilities built during the "Golden Age of Radio. #KNBR on FM. Not everything has stayed the same in Mill Valley, he admits. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. 3/24: Motorhead, The WBC, Keep Kapler Weird, Dubs Home Stretch. In fact, Murphy says one of the greatest things about being back in town is coaching his sons Little League teams at Boyle Park, the most unchanged thing about the Mill Valley experience, wonderfully unchanged. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. He refused to let it end in Game 7, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Paulie brings it all together in a sensible fashion on a weekly basis. With every media company either voluntarily taking a look at their diversity practices or being forced to do so in recent weeks, well see if the local sports talk stations make an effort on that front in the coming months. When I went to school here, we didnt have to fundraise and rely on KIDDO! [4][5][6][7] It had a horizontal wire antenna on the roof that was so efficient, the station had listeners all over the Pacific Coast. 4/28: Dubs Championship DNA & Red Devil Records' Barry Lazarus! Brian Murphy And Paul McCaffrey Get A New Deal From KNBR-A - All Access Ive checked on this and I believe Tim Kawakami has also checked on this, and theres still no official word on whether NBC Sports Bay Area and California will (or can) broadcast the planned exhibition games between the As and Giants on July 20 and 21. When I was on Baywatch, I spent a lot of time on the beach, acting like I was saving people. Ive known Gary for years and hes always been in my corner and a great supporter. In March 1989 NBC sold KNBR to Susquehanna Radio Corporation; it was the last radio property held by NBC, which two years earlier made the decision to sell off its radio division following General Electric's 1986 acquisition of RCA. Mill Valley used to be able to sustain both [types of] families. Born in San Francisco and raised in Concord and Clayton, Laflin joined KNBR in September of 2018, adding a female voice to the all-male cast of KNBR's "Murph & Mac" show (Brian Murphy and. Day Three At The All Access Audio Summit 2023: Radio's Future, Social Media, And A Lot Of Talk, All Access Audio Summit 2023's In-The-Moment Presentation Is Wrapped Up And On-Demand Streaming Of All 18 Sessions Begins Tomorrow, Recap: Late Friday, Troy Hanson Confirmed Hes Exiting Cumulus VP/Programming-Rock Formats, VP/Operations & PD WKQX (Q101)/Chicago, Longtime Morning Anchor Lee Harris Exiting WINS/New York, KYSR (Alt 98.7)/Los Angeles Ups Christen Limon To Music Coordinator. What do you think? And at some point, I think well seem him back around. Dear Abby: Am I overreacting to my European daughter-in-law's behavior? [17] The station soon added some sports talk in evenings, and took a full-time sports format in 1990 with the lone exception of The Rush Limbaugh Show, which KNBR carried from 1988 until 2000. It was at the KPO (RCA) shortwave facility that the message was received that Japanese emperor Hirohito had surrendered, ending World War II. Thank you for spending your time with us. What do you think of all the player movement? Chuck Barney is the TV critic and columnist for the Bay Area News Group. Stumbled on this last Saturday and listened in awe as Paulie and Tony moved seamlessly from Jimmy Page to Adam Ant to A-Ha to the California fires to Gabby Reece to Cubs v Nats to instant replay - all under 10 minutes. It didnt really affect us on the morning show, but its always tough to have a co-worker leave. Paulie Mac brings the passion of a lifelong San Francisco sports fan, combined with an energetic sense of humor that keeps the pace moving every morning. This change lasted until fifteen years later, when the network decided to move the KNBC identity to its television station in Los Angeles. But were also going to get into their backstories and talk about where they are now. There are six other cars on the road when I leave home at 4:50 a.m. What does he listen to on the drive? Its kind of sad that, even in 2019, women are still being asked to prove themselves, even though so many of us have shown that we can hang with the big boys, she said. First, her contract was up in just two months. Lived In Overland Park KS, Shawnee KS, Kansas City MO, Caldwell NJ. CBS sportscaster JIM NANTZ did an interview with CUMULUS Sports KNBR-A/SAN FRANCISCO's BRIAN MURPHY and PAUL MCCAFFREY six days before calling the SUPER BOWL, but the circumstances were, to put it mildly, unusual: He had just dropped his wife off at the hospital to give birth. CUMULUS MEDIA Sports KNBR-A /SAN FRANCISCO has re-signed morning duo BRIAN MURPHY and PAUL MCCAFFREY, co-hosts of "THE MURPH AND MAC SHOW." The show celebrates 10 years entertaining BAY AREA sports fans this year, and shifts from its current 5-9a slot to 6-10a.. OM LEE HAMMER said, "I'm thrilled to be able to announce that MURPH AND MAC will continue their morning show on KNBR 680. So we arent ruling that out.. But its probably not accurate to put Laflins departure in that category for a couple of reasons. I was really wanting to come back home. The show celebrates 10 years entertaining BAY AREA sports fans this year, and shifts from its current. [24] NBC Sports Radio is also carried on KTCT. Along with some musical selections in honor of Giants baseball opening in the bronx. Paul McCaffrey's Profile | KNBR-AM (San Francisco, CA), Murph and Mac KNBR and KTCT are owned by Cumulus Media Partners, LLC,[19] a private partnership of Cumulus Media, Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group, and Thomas H. Lee Partners. The audience might revert once the masses start commuting again. Your resume is packed with a wide range of experiences. Plus, with the guys loving vinyl, they bring on the owner of Red Devil Records in San Rafael to celebrate it's 25th anniversary. (Later, the building housed KBHK-TV and has since been the headquarters of Reddit and Nextdoor. The Clippers will still be the red-headed stepchild. Before getting their first dose of coffee in the morning, KNBR listeners get their first dose of sports from Brian Murphy, Paul McCaffrey, Bonnie-Jill Laflin and Adam Copeland every weekday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.. "Murph and Mac" have been entertaining sports fans in the Bay area since 2006. But I love Greg Papa. 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