John London (radio host)
John London is a talk radio host from San Francisco, California. He is currently unemployed.
Broadcast history
During the mid 1990s he was host of the popular John London and the House Party morning show at the now defunct KKBT in Los Angeles.
Stint at 106.9 FreeFM
His former show, John London's Inferno, aired from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. PST on KIFR 106.9 Free FM in San Francisco. The show's staff included producer Dennis Cruz. co-host Chris Townsend, engineer Larry Jimenez, and call screener Erica Osher. Previous sidekicks from the Not Just Sports Show on KNBR included Renee Brinkley, Laura Heywood (who is now known as "Producer Laura" and appears on Sirius Satellite's Maxim Radio channel), and Cyrus Saatsaz, host of KNBR's The Extreme Scene.
John London's KIFR show featured a number of regular segments including "Things I Just Don't Care About," "Stump the Phone [...]," and "The Friday Cocktail Party." The show combined the production skills of Dennis Cruz, the sports background of Chris Townsend, and the years of radio experience on a variety of top-market stations of John London. In addition to his regular show duties, engineer Larry contributed the "Stoner Movie Review" to the show, as well as a vast knowledge of classic rock music. Call screener Erica maintained the running behind-the-scenes show blog.
On April 7th, 2006, London, Cruz, and Townsend were fired after London offered $5,000 for the [...] of FreeFM's Penn Radio radio host and well-known magician Penn Jillette, "$7,000 if he suffers". This offer was made after Jillette said that Paris HILTON should never sink down to the level of Mother Theresa. Jillette's contention was that Mother Theresa was a demented, twisted woman who gained pleasure from watching the sick and poor people of Calcutta die slowly. London typically spent the first few minutes of his show criticizing Jillette's show (which preceded London's).
Syndication
On August 24, 2006, radio news site Allaccess.com reported that John London's Inferno would begin syndication on October 2, through Pacific West and the Sports USA Radio Network.
On October 18, 2006, "John London's Inferno" was officially relaunched on about four stations, including WWGE in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and WIMS in Michigan City, Indiana. He returned to San Francisco on March 15, 2007 on KTRB-860. Dennis Cruz later rejoined the cast. However, the network found itself unable to sustain the program (due in part to its relatively small affiliate count) and cancelled the show on December 25, 2007, after fourteen months, without announcement.
External links
- John London's Inferno Official Web site
- Radio talk show host John London fired: Official confirmation of London's firing by the San Jose Mercury News
- John London - another DJ quietly fired