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KOGO is changing morning drive time and appears to be dropping its news commitment to San Diego. Being added is Chip Franklin who is slated to hit the airwaves after Labor Day. The Baltimore Sun indicates that Chip will be doing a morning drive time talk show. (photo: Baltimore Sun Chiaki Kawajiri)

“This is a tremendous, life-changing opportunity for me,” told the Baltimore Sun. He is leaving WBAL, 1090 AM, on Aug. 3.

Chip tells SDRadio jokes about coming to San Diego and learning local sayings like “La Jolla”: “I can barely speak English… Look forward to meeting everyone… Thanks for the note-great site.”

He’ll face Rick Roberts in the morning drive at KFMB, and veteran Mark Larson at San Diego 1700 in what could set the battle for talk radio in the market.

Apparently out is the morning news program at KOGO that has anchors Dave Mason, LaDona Harvey and Mark Evans.

KOGO has one other time slot to fill or make a commitment: the 6 to 9 p.m. drive time.

About Chip:: “Chip is the winner of the National 2004 Edward R. Murrow award for writing, never before won by a talk-show host.He also has four for Best Talk Show Host. A veteran stand-up comic and broadcaster with over a dozen national television appearances. “(WBAL.com)

From KOGO:

AM 600 KOGO ANNOUNCES NEW MORNING TALK SHOW Popular Baltimore, Maryland Talk Host Joins KOGO

The Chip Franklin Show will debut Tuesday September 4, 2007 on AM 600 KOGO, San Diego’s News and Talk Station from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. weekdays.

For the last seven years, Chip Franklin has hosted a very successful and highly popular talk show from 9 a.m. to Noon on WBAL-AM in Baltimore.

Chip has won an Edward R. Murrow award for writing from the Radio and Television News Directors Association, an award never before won by a radio talk-show host. He has been honored with nine Achievement in Radio awards, including four for Best Talk Show Host.

Chip, a veteran stand-up comic and a regular guest on national television news programs, has been honored by “Talkers”, the radio talk-show trade publication, as one of America’s Top 100 talk show hosts.

“We are thrilled that Chip is joining KOGO”, said Program Director Cliff Albert. “Chip is easy to get to know and San Diego radio listeners are really going to like his personality and his blend of breaking news and talk on the show.”

The Chip Franklin Show on KOGO will include full service news, traffic, business and sports updates each hour.

San Diego’s First News, hosted by Dave Mason, will continue to be heard on KOGO until September 1st. Mason also will continue his work as host of the Beatles Show on KGB-FM as well as his work on other Clear Channel Radio programs.

Chip Franklin joins San Diego’s leading talk radio line-up with Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Laura, Roger Hedgecock and George Noory of Coast to Coast AM.

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