KAREL RETURNS TO SAN FRANCISCO RADIO

ON KNGY-FM/ENERGY 92.7

Flying Bear Media, owner of KNGY-FM/Energy 92.7 is pleased to announce the addition of Karel to our talented roster of daily personalities. Karel is well known for his highly compelling and often controversial take on everything from pop culture, to politics, religion, and events of the day…in short, life in general. Karel is one of the most recognizable voices and talents in media, having made history by hosting daily shows on two of the nation’s biggest Talk Radio stations, KFI-AM/Los Angeles and KGO-AM/San Francisco, and by being a former columnist for publications such as Billboard Magazine and the Advocate, author of several books and high profile blogger at the HuffingtonPost.com

Karel found himself as part of the historic 2008 election news cycle when his now famous (or infamous) feelings about a certain plumber were inadvertently aired by a KGO engineer who failed to turn off his microphone during the national news. Karel was subsequently suspended, then fired over the incident by Citadel, named Pinhead by Bill O’Reilly and his blog at the HuffingtonPost about the event received over 70,000 views in one day. Never one to wait around, Karel immediately filmed a one man stage show, a pilot for TV and now, less than 120 days later, returns to radio.

KNGY’s Consultant and Program Director commented “We are so excited to bring Karel back to San Francisco! At a time when all the big broadcast companies are cutting back on personality, we’re proud to be expanding as the flagship radio station of The Karel Show. It may be a bit unorthodox to add a talk show to evenings on a music radio station, but that’s the beauty of being a completely independent operation. We can still take chances while everyone else does what’s safe. Karel delivered some of the highest ratings on KGO while he was there during the first few months of PPM data and I can’t wait to grow our night numbers with him on board.

“Radio is changing, the entertainment industry is changing,” Karel added. “People aren’t one thing, one format, one ideology. Each of our lives has music and conversation, now, so does Energy! And between the station itself, online streaming, Podcasts through iTunes and the addition of my show being available through Foneshow, well, there’s no reason everyone everywhere can’t listen.”

The Karel Show will air on Energy 92.7 from 9pm – 12am, Monday – Thursday, beginning March 2, 2009. The show will soon be available on a syndicated basis through KNGY-FM. Interested parties should contact either Don Parker at (415) 356 – 1624 or KDW Productions, LLC at 562-239-2545 or www.radiokrl.com