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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.

Special Edition: Ronn Owens Report: April 3, 2020 Segment 2

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Special Edition: Ronn Owens Report: April 3, 2020 Segment 1

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April 7 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn talked about the inconsistencies with President Trump's press briefings

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Today’s commentary talked about President Trump’s inconsistencies, from former I.G. Atkinson to Navy Captain Brett Crozier, and the question of whether to continue planning our days around Trump’s self-congratulatory briefings.You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report

April 6 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn discusses how the Covid-19 will be the biggest issue during the 2020 Presidential Election

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I  talked about political thoughts I had during this Shelter-in-place weekend, namely how the 2020 Presidential election will completely be a referendum on the way President has handled the Coronavirus and also my disgust with the eight

April 3 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn talked with master sommelier Evan Goldstein on how the wine industry has been effected by Covid-19

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Today on “The Ronn Owens Report”,  we talk about the impact of COVID-19 on the wine industry with Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein, President & Chief Wine Officer of ‘Master the World’ and President of ‘Full Circle Wine Solutions’. You

April 2 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn ponders on what's in store for us when Covid-19 is a memory

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Today on “The Ronn Owens Report”, Ronn ponders what life will be like once COVID-19 is no longer a problem.  He talks about things like whether people will be nicer, whether more people will choose to work

April 1 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn makes a list of the best, and worst, of CNN anchors and Governors

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Since CNN seems to be one of my closest companions, I thought it would be fun (there’s a word I haven’t used lately) to comment on some of the CNN anchors and also the way some of

Special Edition: The Ronn Owens Report: David Downs talks about Weed and the Coronavirus

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Special Edition: The Ronn Owens Report: Tara Fields on Dealing with the Emotional Aspects of COVID-19

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March 312020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn talks about the upside, yes the upside, of shelter-in-place

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I talked about one of the few things making sheltered in place a bit more liveable: at least everyone else is in the same boat with you. I also talked about the reaction you’d have gotten had

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