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Longtime Sportscaster Greg Papa Out at KNBR
KNBR let go of the longtime midday duo as John Lund returns to the station after a 2024 cost-cutting layoff, SFGate reported.
- On Wednesday, Bay Area radio station KNBR replaced the "Papa & Silver" midday show with John Lund in the 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. time slot without issuing a formal announcement.
- Papa, 63, has been recovering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia over the past year and continued co-hosting from his home studio throughout chemotherapy treatment despite his health struggles.
- Co-Host Silver, who joined the station in 2024, was also let go. Lund, previously laid off in late 2024, is expected to host "Fair and Biased with John Lund" in the slot.
- Papa's position as the San Francisco 49ers' radio play-by-play announcer remains unchanged despite the talk show cancellation. The team has not announced official broadcast plans for the upcoming season.
- Silver expressed no ill will toward his colleagues following the layoff, stating "my feelings towards any of Murph, Markus, John Curley, Copes, Derek, Tim, Walter—you name it, they are just the absolutely best." KNBR has not publicly commented on the decision.
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