The San Jose native joined KNBR (680-AM, 1050-FM) in 1992 and has hosted one of the nation’s top-rated mid-day sports-talk shows, along with Larry Krueger. Gary and Alicia Radnich fell for each other a decade ago, got hitched and have two beautiful young daughters.

Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Longtime 49ers reporter Matt Maiocco congratulated Radnich on an “amazing career” and thanked him for boosting his own.

A call to Radnich was not immediately returned. (Bob Larson/Staff archives).

He was born in 1950s, in the middle of Baby Boomers Generation, and in the Year of the Tiger. He claims that being retired for nearly a year prepared him for the isolation and down time. In his senior year of 1968 at Branham, says the Mercury News, Radunich was the CCS scoring champion, averaging 26.1 per game, and also set a section single game scoring record with 47 points in a game against Saratoga, breaking the previous mark of 46 set by Dennis Awtrey of Blackford High School. Gary's Wiki Kevin Mitchell mvp of 1989! Now, Bruno is headlining a show — and podcast — with Harry Mayes. He and Jon Miller both became famous as California-based sportscasters.

Bay Area sportscaster Gary Radnich spends some quality time with his family, wife Alicia, five-year-old Jolie, lower left, and 10-month-old Isabella in San Francisco on Thursday March 3, 2005.

Bruno spent a few moments introducing Radnich to his national audience, describing his guest as “an icon in the Bay Area.” The two men then engaged in a free-wheeling conversation ranging from Radnich’s basketball playing days at UNLV (“I wasn’t good enough. Great people and Great parents.. thanks for being decent! A Tribute to America’s Last Drunk Sportscaster: The Gary Radnich Story Posted on February 26, 2013 by Brendan Lynch I was first introduced to Uncle Gary in 1998 when I first … Gary Radnich: KNBR didn’t ‘screw me over’ Bay Area listeners know that Radnich and Bruno have had a long-running partnership. He's still in mourning over the cancellation of "Freaks and Geeks.". KRON-TV 4 sportscaster Gary Radnich, right, prepares the evening sports broadcast with his producer Jason Applebaum at KRON-4 studios in San Francisco CA Friday Feb. 18, 2005. Carlesimo. “What happens if people get used to this (no crowds) and say, ‘OK, this isn’t bad. There wasn’t much of that. In an online post today, Bay Area media blogger Rich Lieberman challenged Radnich’s “retirement” description, citing sources who said the veteran sports-talk personality was essentially forced out by station owner Cumulus Media in a move to shed payroll. Some colleagues and members of the sports media acknowledged Radnich’s stature in the business via their social media messages. After serving the Bay Area with his unique voice for 28 years on the KNBR airwaves, Gary Radnich had his final show on Friday, June, 28, on KNBR 680.

“So I’ve already gotten over missing ‘Joe in Livermore.'”. Gary Radnich, who previously left his TV post, says he is stepping down at KNBR. On …

“I’m making a comeback today,” he cracked. First show I’ve done since saying goodbye a year ago. Krueger, who became his co-host in 2011, is the sports geek, the human sports encyclopedia who can be as serious about issues as Radnich is flippant. Papa recently took over as the play-by-play voice for the 49ers and KNBR is the 49ers’ flagship station. Newsom vetoes bill to aid low-income immigrants, Bay Area sportscaster Gary Radnich announces his retirement from KNBR, Report: Greg Papa switching from 95.7 The Game to KNBR. They all met last week before the retirement. “Thank you for everything you did for me, including giving this no-name, small-paper guy incredible opportunities for exposure on KRON and KNBR a long, long time ago,” he wrote. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group), Aside from his radio gig, Gary Radnich was also KRON 4 Sports anchor for a time. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. Newsom vetoes bill to aid low-income immigrants, Roadshow: KNBR’s Gary Radnich vs. Mercury News’ Mr. Roadshow.