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Ronn Owens has had the top-rated program with KGO 810 for over 35 years. In that time he has had thousands of guests in the hot seat, including President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Steve Martin, Condoleezza Rice, Benjamin Netanyahu, John McCain, Eliot Spitzer, Joe Montana, Tony Bennett, Jimmy Carter, Willie Mays, Secretaries of State, CIA Directors and community leaders.As a versatile talk host and author, Ronn covers everything from politics to pop culture, and his show has been called the “ultimate town hall meeting.” Similar to KGO’s listenership, Ronn is unpredictable and has long been the voice of reason in the Bay Area, balancing issues so that listeners can make up their own minds.As Ronn says, “I’m just like everybody else – I look at the world around me and comment on it.”Over the years, Ronn has won numerous awards and was inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in December 2007 and Chicago’s National Radio Hall of Fame in 2015. The National Association of Broadcasters presented him with the prestigious Marconi Award for Major Market Personality of the Year Award in 2003 and again in 2010. Talkers Magazine named Ronn one of the Top 25 Greatest Radio Talk Show Hosts of All Time, ranking him 13th and the top local personality in the country.His first book, Voice of Reason: Why the Left and Right are Wrong, was published in 2004. Ronn is married to former KCBS anchor Jan Black. They have two daughters, Sarah and Laura, and live in San Francisco.

April 17 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn spoke with U.S. Congressman, Jared Huffman about when and If we can go back to normalcy

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With all the attention given to the pandemic, we talked with someone in a position to help us as we try to open up America again, US Congressman Jared Huffman. We discussed, among other issues, how the

April 16 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn talked with former KGO Business / Tech reporter, Jason Middleton, about if and when the economy will recover post Covid-19

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Joining us today was former KGO Business and Tech reporter Jason Middleton. We discussed unemployment,oil,working from home and more.You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report weekdays at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm on KGO810 or just go

April 15 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn talks about the importance of Joe Biden's V.P. choice

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I talked about two things today. One was politics, with current odds and my commentary as to who Joe Biden should pick as his running mate. The other issue was about the Surgeon General, whose strong religious

April 14 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn replays a portion of his interview with sports psychologist, Dr. Harry Edwards

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Last Friday night on the Special Report, we’ll replay a portion of our interview with Dr. Harry Edwards, Sports Sociologist.We talked about the impact of COVID-19 on sports, from empty stadiums to whether athletes will be paid

April 13 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn talks about bad habits and what should be the “new normal”

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“I don’t think we should ever shake hands ever again.”  That quote is from Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious diseases and the logical front runner for the 2020 Time Magazine

April 10 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn discusses with S.F. Chronicle writer, Doug Zimmerman the last S.F. pandemic in 1918!

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April 10 2020: Ronn Owens Special: Ronn talks with sports psychologist, Dr. Harry Edwards about Covid-19

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Our Friday guest was Dr. Harry Edwards, sports sociologist, Professor, and advisor to the San Francisco ’49ers.We talked mostly about sports in the age of a pandemic, and what the long-term effects will be for the players,

April 10 2020: Ronn Owens Special: Ronn talks with sports psychologist, Dr. Harry Edwards about Covid-19

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Our Friday guest was Dr. Harry Edwards, sports sociologist, Professor, and advisor to the San Francisco ’49ers.We talked mostly about sports in the age of a pandemic, and what the long-term effects will be for the players,

April 9 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn discusses the fallout of Bernie Sanders leaving the race

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Bernie Sanders “suspended his campaign.”  I talked about the difference between that and just ‘dropping out,” why young people liked him so much, and what that means for the Democrats in the 2020 election and beyond. You can

April 8 2020: Ronn Owens Report: After being forced to watch TV lately, Ronn has some words about prescription drug ads

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With coronavirus occupying so much of our time, where we watch more TV than we have in a lifetime, I  took a look at the proliferation of drug advertising we see as part of our intense news

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