NEWS

KSAN NEWS

News was a critical component of the success of the Jive 95. The "gnus" team, (as Dave McQueen liked to call it) gave both the facts and intelligent analysis and commentary, delivered in the same relaxed mode as the DJs. For many years, the team was directed by Dave McQueen and Larry Lee. Other reporters and news directors included Larry Bensky, Danice Bordett, Joanne Greene, Joyce Shank, Peter Laufer, Travus T. Hipp, Glenn Howell, Greg Morris, Marshall Phillips, Jack Popejoy and Chris Stanley. The News team became part of the SLA story when the Symbionese Liberation Army chose KSAN to receive tapes from Patty Hearst.

The team accrued numerous awards for reporting, including the prestigious Armstrong Award in 1975 for a special on the San Quentin uprising. In addition to regular air reports, the team produced many specials, interviewing the major newsmakers of the day and probing for answers when none were forthcoming. Among their notable efforts were: The Watergate Follies, Killer Weed, special reports on the Kent State massacre, the 1968 Democratic Convention, the Chicago Seven trial, the International Hotel eviction, Evil Knieval's infamous Snake River Canyon "jump" and numerous other documentaries and features.