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Saturday: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

While many in the public eye work hard to avoid labels such as "unpredictable" and "iconoclast", KGO�s Gene Burns embraces them gleefully. Each weeknight Burns holds forth celebrating the richness of the English language, challenging cherished opinions and enthusiastically tilting at windmills. His bosses grumble that both his words and telephone calls are too long! His detractors label him too opinionated. While listening respectfully, the successful broadcasting veteran begs to differ. "Free speech is an American parlor sport and intellectually based verbal combat is the essence of its exercise," he says, adding, "Citizen activism is at the very heart of democracy."

Gene Reads Declaration of Independence

This is one of our favorites. KGO's Gene Burns gives us a spirited and stentorian reading of the document upon which our liberty is founded.

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Gene's Weekday Program SummariesMore >>

An hour by hour summary of topics and guests on Gene's weeknight show.

Buy Books Featured on Gene's ShowMore >>

If Gene is talking about a book, chances are you'll find it on Gene's page at the KGO Bookshelf.

Dining Around Podcast and SummariesMore >>

Saturday from 10am to 1pm, Gene and his trusty sidekick Joel celebrate fine food and good living. Our Dining Around Podcast is sponsored by Black Stallion Winery. Subscribe to this Feed

Dining Around Trip ReportsMore >>

Gene gets out and about, to celebrate the culinary bounty of the Bay Area and beyond.

Gene Burns BioMore >>

Gene was on his way to becoming a trial lawyer when fate intervened during a summer break in Hornell, the western New York State town in which he was raised. He was serving as the chairman of a local citizens' committee, and appeared on a local radio station. The rest is radio history.

I Have Re-Registered as a Democrat More >>

1968 was a pivotal year in American history. I believe 2008 is also. The Libertarian party has failed to gain meaningful traction for many reasons worth discussing at another time. For now, after a 40-year exile, I have re-registered as a Democrat, allowing me the opportunity to participate in what I see as profound and fateful choices as we attempt political and policy course corrections desperately needed. I can't sit this one out secure in my Libertarian bubble.

Rob Artigo's News Bike One BlogMore >>

Rob says "I am preparing to do something too ambitious to take lightly, too grueling to do without intense training and too important not to do when I certainly can." Read more.

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