A round of cuts at Audacy Sports “95.7 The Game” KGMZ San Francisco has seen afternoon presenters Damon Bruce and Ray Ratto exit the station.
Bruce joined KGMZ in March 2014 from Cumulus 680 KNBR and 1050 KTCT where he hosted a 12pm-3pm show on KTCT and San Francisco 49ers and Giants pre and post game shows on KNBR. He has also hosted shows for several national sports networks, including CBS Sports Radio, ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, and Sports Overnight America.
Ratto joined Bruce in the afternoon of September 2019. He previously co-hosted Afternoon on KNBR and was a columnist for the San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Chronicle, NBC Sports Bay Area and Deadspin. He currently writes for Defector.com.
With Bruce and Ratto exiting the 3pm-6pm timeslot, KGMZ will be extending its other shows. Hosted by Bonta Hill and Joe Shasky, the “Morning Roast” will run from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. to 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Steiny and Guru by Matt Steinmetz and Daryle Johnson will be moved from 12pm-3pm to 10am-2pm. Willard and Dibs, hosted by Mark Willard and Dan Dibley, will run from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. through 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Athletic reports that two other employees have also been made redundant.
Audacy unveils new weekday programming for 95.7 The Game (KGMZ-FM) in San Francisco.
The station’s morning show duo, Bonta Hill and Joe Shasky, are extending their show by an hour and can now be heard from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PT. Hosts Matt Steinmetz and Daryle “The Guru” Johnson will be heard weekdays from 10am-2pm PT, while duo Mark Willard and Dan Dibley will switch to the afternoon and now 2pm-6pm will be heard p.m. PT.
The full new weekday lineup is as follows.
6:00-10:00 p.m. PT: Bonta Hill and Joe Shasky
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. PT: Matt Steinmetz and Daryle “The Guru” Johnson
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. PT: Mark Willard and Dan Dibley
The channel will continue to broadcast Golden State Warriors basketball as part of its flagship partnership with the team.
