Former Sacramento airborne reporter Bill Eveland dies at 91
Bill Eveland, a beloved pilot who provided traffic reports to radio listeners in Sacramento, has died at the age of 91.
KFBK
KFBK is a hybrid news-talk radio station based in Sacramento, California. The station airs local news in the mornings and afternoons, local opinion programming in the afternoons and evenings, and syndicated talk programs in the late morning and overnight fringe hours.
KFBK is owned by iHeartRadio, a subsidiary of iHeart Media.
KCRA reporter Mike Luery resurfaces at KFBK, iHeart Media
Mike Luery will oversee news operations at Sacramento’s news-talk station and manage other iHeart Media stations along the west coast.
Sacramento news station KFBK looks to add more newsroom talent
Nearly six months after laying off their long-time news director, Sacramento radio station KFBK is ready to fill the position, though the job will come with more responsibilities.
After layoffs, iHeart Media hiring Sacramento-based news reporter
Radio conglomerate iHeart Media is looking for a news reporter just one week after the company laid off its long-time news director at KFBK.
Paul Robins, Sacramento radio staple, gets pink slip at KBEB
Paul Robins’ second act on Sacramento radio has come to an abrupt end.
KFBK lays off news director as corporate shuffling continues
Mike Hagerty was released from his position this week, according to two sources.
KCRA to end news partnership with KFBK; morning host Dan Mitchinson exits radio station
KCRA is ending its news partnership with KFBK and will no longer make its news reports or on-air personalities available to the station.
Cristina Mendonsa tapped to lead KFBK morning news program
Cristina Mendonsa, a former television news anchor who has been reporting for Sacramento news radio station KFBK over the last few months, has been tapped to co-host the station’s flagship morning drive news program. The announcement was made in a press release Thursday one day after The Desk reported long-time broadcaster Amy Lewis was dropped immediately after her Wednesday morning show had ended. “We’re thrilled to have Cristina join iHeartMedia Sacramento as co-anchor/host of the KFBK Morning News,” an iHeartMedia executive said in the release. iHeartMedia is the parent company of KFBK (1530 AM, 93.1 FM). Mendonsa has been producing reports for the station, some of which are distributed via a podcast. She previously worked as a weekday news anchor at KXTV (Channel 10) where she appeared weekdays for more than 20 years until her contract expired last year. Mendonsa … Read more
Exclusive: KFBK drops Amy Lewis from morning news program
KFBK has dropped Amy Lewis from the station’s morning news program, with reports circulating that Cristina Mendonsa has been tapped as Lewis’ replacement.