CA or sports: KNBR continues its march to the landfill by dropping former Warrior Tom Tolbert

[usonian]

KNBR axes host Tom Tolbert after 28 years, lays off three others

Get out of bed, turn on the radio and hear Tom Tolbert spoken of in the past tense. 😱

At least, he's alive.

Got the details at sfgate.

https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/tom-tolbert-out-knbr-host-28-years-19913918.php

John Lund, creative director Tony Rhein and board operator/producer Danny Dunn were also laid off on Wednesday, KNBR morning show host Brian Murphy confirmed at the beginning of the "Murph and Markus" show on Thursday.

Murphy, who is now the longest-tenured host remaining at KNBR, described the reasoning for the departures as "cruel, corporate money reasons and no other reason." He and co-host Markus Boucher also gave an extended ode to his departing colleagues to start Thursday's show.

"We're hurting as much as you guys or more, because these are our friends, these are our colleagues," Murphy said. "We're as frustrated as everybody else. We're as dumbfounded as everybody else ... All we can do is have our little show. Until our key card stops working — which, based on all the comments I read on Twitter, could be tomorrow for me."

Tolbert will have a farewell show on Thursday — something Murphy quipped was a sign that Cumulus was "learning from its mistakes" after they did not allow Murphy's longtime morning show co-host Paul McCaffrey have a farewell show when the company laid him off last year.

Well, he was an enjoyable listen, despite his moaning and groaning about his Angels stinking, wearing shorts all the time (even on the radio) and consumption of insane amounts of beer, after surviving an aneurism that nearly killed him.

Such is life.

Cumulus Radio is the ogre that fired radio great Ralph Barbieri.

In 2011, Barbieri disclosed to KNBR and the public that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2005. On April 11, 2012, the 66-year-old Barbieri was let go by KNBR. KNBR's parent company, Cumulus Media, said he "refused to honor some of the most basic terms of his contract". Barbieri's legal team cited age discrimination and disability discrimination in the termination. In 2013, he settled with Cumulus for an undisclosed amount, reportedly over $1 million.

(Wikipedia.)

[chicoescuela]

1. I used to listen to the Razor and Mr. T before I got a Sirius radio in my truck.

Ralph was at the radio station dating back to the 80s.

[usonian]

2. Loved his theme

[chicoescuela]

3. I don't remember this but do remember his sign off

Angels fly because they take themselves lightly