Archives: Inductees

Sportscaster Sam Skinner was born in Mississippi. After his family moved to San Francisco, he graduated from Sacred Heart High School and the University of San Francisco. He was heard on KFOG and “Lucky 13” […]

Dick Leonard’s radio news career began in his native Denver. In 1952, he arrived in San Francisco to take a newscasting job at KNBC (later KNBR). In 1954, he joined the staff at KCBS and […]

Frank Knight’s career at KCBS began before the station’s 1968 shift to the all-news format. The Southern California native had worked at Southland stations including the legendary Tijuana-licensed XETRA before joining KCBS. For many years, […]

Clarence “Clancy” Cassell worked for nearly 40 years at KCBS, joining the station when the call letters were KQW and the city of license was San Jose.  Cassell graduated from San Jose State College with […]

Jane Riley spent 30 years at KCBS both on-air and in management. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen referred to her as “The Queen of KCBS”, where she produced the long-running Bay Area Woman series, interviewing […]