Current Programming
Current KABC personalities include Peter Tilden, Larry Elder, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, John Phillips, John Batchelor, and Don Imus (For a complete list of shows see www.KABC.com). KABC's news team includes mid-day anchor Debra Mark and afternoon anchor Steve Kindred.
KABC was the flagship station of the Los Angeles Dodgers until 2011. It broadcast Dodgers games from the time when the station was outbid by KXTA (now KTLK). After some years on KFWB, the team returned to KABC in 2008. Although KABC and KSPN have the different owners, "710ESPN" reached out to KABC to air Games 3 and 5 of the 2008 World Series because KSPN was committed to other live sports events.
In October 2011 Cumulus Broadcasting took over ownership of KABC (and sister station KLOS). Airborne traffic reporter Jorge Jarrin, son of Dodgers Spanish-language broadcaster Jaime Jarrin, was let go after 26 years. Also fired were imaging voice Howard Hoffman and news director/morning newsman Mark Austin Thomas. In November 2011 KABC's audience share was 0.7%, its lowest ever.
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