Take a three-decade guy with a ton of local juice who comes out of the closet to disclose he's got early-stages Parkinson's disease and go fire that! That's what Barbieri was thinking. Beyond that, Ralph was thinking one last contract until he could retire at age One last payday. Only the Bungeroth boys wanted no more of the Razor and that was evident last fall when they wanted to fire the feisty Italian, but held off for temporary pr purposes, underline temporary.
Good luck to the Razor, wherever he lands. I doubt it. Speculation is that the station wants to hire someone yoiunger than the guy they just fired. Given the firing spree KGO went on earlier this year, this seems more like a Cumulus Parent company thing than a Giants thing.
While many are glad he is gone, i for one will miss him. It made things much more livelier than the typical homer programming on KNBR and really spoke for us fans. How sad. That means I can listen to sport radio on the way home from work again. I found that Ralph, for as educated and articulate as he liked to remind us, often presented infantile, immature opinions on many occasions. Unless he really screwed up that is a sad way to let someone go. I may have disliked Ralph on the air, but a long-time employee, hell, any human being deserves some respect and a chance to keep his dignity.
If Ralph did something wrong, then we should be told. Skip to content. Marketplace Obits. Tags: Bay Area News , Local. San Francisco Examiner Media Company. Salvadore wanted somebody more controversial. Eventually, Barbieri was shifted to the prized afternoon-drive slot as the station moved to a hour all-sports format. Email: sportsdesk sfchronicle. Most Popular. A's get back in the radio game, at the perfect time. Mike Krukow's path to work, and other broadcasting notes.
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