Gary Radnich

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title = Gary Radnich

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data1 = KRON-TV Sports Director & KNBR 680-AM Radio Host

Gary Radnich is the host of the 9 a.m. to noon slot on KNBR radio in San Francisco, California, and is also the lead sports anchor on KRON television.

Early life

Born and raised in San Jose, California, his father owned an orchard on Lucretia Avenue across from the current Valley Fair shopping center. Radnich was born with only three fingers on his left hand, which his mother, Evelyn Radnich, believes may have motivated him in his athletic endeavors.cite news|first=David|last=Pollak|date=2005-03-14|work=San Jose Mercury News|title=Gary Radnich: A breath of fresh airtime|url=http://www.knbr.com/garyRadnich/story2.html]

Radnich attended Branham High School, where he was a star basketball player.

His college career began at Brigham Young University on a basketball scholarship, but eventually transferred to UNLV. He became a notable as he drove a big purple Cadillac ("Raddy's Caddy") to impress his teammates and secure guest stars passing through Las Vegas for his television interview show. [Citation | title = That's Good Knowledge | url = http://www.thatsgoodknowledge.com/radnich.html | year=2007] Radnich graduated from UNLV in 1970.

Broadcasting career

Radnich started his broadcast career at KVVU in Henderson, Nevada. From there, were stints at KTXL in Sacramento, California and KMPH-TV in Fresno, California. From 1982-1985, Radnich served as the sports director at WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio, where he also called Ohio State Buckeyes football games. He has been a personality on KRON-TV since 1985 and on KNBR since 1992 [Citation | last1 = Hartlaub | first1 = Peter | title = After 20 years as KRON's sports anchor... | newspaper = San Francisco Chronicle | date = 2005-03-17 | year = 2005 | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/03/17/DDGG3BPSCR1.DTL] His radio program runs from 9 a.m. to noon, and features a half-hour joint segment with fellow sports radio personality Tony Bruno at 10 a.m.

Personal life

Radnich lives in San Francisco.

His mother, Evelyn, was featured on ABC's Nightline, in a show about retirement communities.

Reaction and criticisms

In 2003, the "SF Weekly" described his radio program as "amateurish" and "incomprehensible" while awarding "Best Sports Talker" to his KNBR colleague Tom Tolbert. [Citation | title = Best of San Francisco 2003: Sports Talker | newspaper = SF Weekly | year = 2003 | url = http://bestof.sfweekly.com/bestof/award.php?award=28190] In 2006 and 2007, the "SF Weekly" named Radnich "Best Sportscaster", noting that his broadcasts are "spontaneous" and that he "knows sports" [Citation | title = Best of San Francisco 2006: Best Sportscaster | newspaper = SF Weekly | year = 2006 | url = http://bestof.sfweekly.com/bestof/award.php?award=172996] . However, in their 2007 review, the Weekly acknowledged, "The man has his share of critics, who knock him for everything from his sometimes adversarial relationship with the English language to his habit of talking about non-sports topics." [Citation | title = Best of San Francisco 2007: Best Sportscaster | newspaper = SF Weekly | year = 2007 | url = http://www.sfweekly.com/bestof/award.php?award=563402]

References

External links

* [http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?S=484991&nav=menu130_9_3 Gary Radnich at KRON]
* [http://www.knbr.com/garyRadnich/index.html Gary Radnich at KNBR]
* [http://www.thatsgoodknowledge.com Official Website Of The Best 30 Minutes In Radio Featuring Gary Radnich & Tony Bruno]