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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.

February 26 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn spoke with Washington Examiner reporter David Drucker about last night's Democratic Debate

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We would have been remiss had we not talked about last night’s Democratic debate, so we had David Drucker, Senior Correspondent for the Washington Examiner, join us to compare notes. With no real clear winners and losers,

February 25 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn talked with the former head of the California Democratic party about the “down-ticket” this November

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We talked with Bill Press, who is in a unique position to discuss the effect of a possible Bernie Sanders ticket on the down-ballot candidates since for three years he was the head of the California Democratic

February 24 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn predicts who's gonna win in November…You'll be surprised!

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It’s really not complicated. If you want to push Donald Trump out of the Oval Office, you need to have a Democratic nominee who understands how to do the job. A non-idealogue. A person who understands the

February 21 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn discusses the state of the Democratic candidates as we approach Super Tuesday with The Chronicle's Joe Garifoli

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Today we checked in with the San Francisco Chronicle’s Senior Political Writer, Joe Garifoli. We talked about the major victory likely to be won by Bernie Sanders in the SuperTuesday primary March 3rd, the impact of Mike

February 20 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn rakes Michael Bloomberg over the coals for his performance in the Democratic debate last night

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I’m frustrated. I’ve spent a lot of time talking about how I believe Mike Bloomberg is the best person in the running for the Democratic nomination for President this November. Eagerly looking forward to his first debate,

February 19 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn spoke with famed attorney, Michael Cardoza about the meaning of President Trump's latest pardons

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Today’s big story is President Trump granting clemency to 11 people including Eddie DeBartolo, Mike Milken, Bernie Kerik, and Rod Blagojevich. To explain what this means and to try to determine why the President would take this

February 18 2020: Ronn talked with KGO political analyst, Gary Dietrich about Michael Bloomberg's rising popularity

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Nineteen percent!  Those are the two words political junkies are saying today. Why? Because that’s Mike Bloomberg’s percentage in the latest major poll of Democratic contenders for the Presidential nomination.Not only does that place him second in

February 17 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn chatted with Dr. Donna Van Natten about the “body language of politics”

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On this Presidents’ Day, with so many people wanting to choose the next (or possibly same) occupant of the White House, it’s appropriate to invite Dr Donna Van Natten, author of “The Body Language of Politics: Decide

February 14 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn spoke with U.S. Congresswomaqn, Anna Eshoo about the possible foreign control the U.S. pharmaceutical industry

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US Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Chair of the House Subcommittee on Health, joined us to talk about potential shortages of drugs and foreign control (mainly from China) of ingredients which could make us vulnerable to huge price hikes

February 13 2020: Ronn Owens Report: Ronn spoke with Congressman Eric Swalwell about what's next from the impeached, President Trump?

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We got a Washington DC update from US Congressman Eric Swalwell, former Presidential candidate and member of both the Intelligence and Judiciary Committees. We asked the basic question: Now that President Trump has been impeached, where do

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