Longtime KNBR host Tom Tolbert out after 28 years

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  1. What???? I was just listening to Kerry and he mentioned Copes and Tom would be back tomorrow…welp, that was true after reading

  2. Bummer man, part of my childhood as my dad always had KNBR on when he picked me up from school and then went out to pick up my moms from work.

  3. Will miss him. He was a pro athlete but he felt like someone you just had a beer with. He never pulled the “I suited up card”.

  4. What the fuck Cumulus and KNBR? Mr T is one of the best on the station. Absurdly stupid decision.

  5. His content was the best on the station: him and Steve young, going through football picks on Fridays were my favorites. Pretty unbelievable change and I will be tuning in less. 

  6. Tolbert and Steve Young with their weekly get togethers during football season is my favorite sports radio content.

  7. I stopped listening to sports radio as much in recent years even the afternoon show. But Tolbert was always my favorite host and used to love listening to him and Ralph every day. This sucks a lot.

  8. That’s crazy to me, he made my commute so easy to get through, I guess the Steve Young show is gone as well.

  9. What happened to the Giant’s flagship? A shell of its former self. These fucking corporations only care about one thing.

  10. Wow
    I started with Rick Barry and Pete Franklin. Great takes on sports and occasionally life.
    Tolbert is the end of that line.

    Rarely turn on KNBR unless it is an afternoon commute. Now I will just wait til the Spring for Giants games.

    Otherwise no need to listen. I know that will suck for their advertisers but I don’t have ED, tax problems or a car to donate so I am no good to them!!’

  11. Terrible move to let go of Tolbert. He was always impartial and never came off as a homer. His rapport with Kerr was unmatched, loved his stories of his college days with Steve. His casual conversations and joking around with Steve Young and Brent Jones is gone too. I loved listening to him on my commute home, now I dunno what I’m gonna do for sports talk at that time. If Kurtenbach is his replacement he fucking sucks.

  12. Tolbert was probably the best interviewer out of the KNBR cast. The weekly Kerr and Young chats are always a joy. HUGE loss for regular listeners

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