FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – KMJ’S award-winning morning show host Christopher Gabriel is taking his sports knowledge, wit and wisdom to the airwaves with a brand new broadcast on Friday nights.
Starting Oct. 23, at 5 p.m., Gabriel is launching his “Live and Local” sports show, broadcasting live on Cumulus Media from Radio City at Palm and Shaw.
The show will air from 5:00 – 6:00pm on Fridays, immediately after The Afternoon Drive with host Philip Teresi ends. Gabriel joked that Philip gets a jump on the weekend, while listeners get a boost of energy with a lively sports talk program to kick off their Friday nights.
Gabriel says callers and guests will be part of the programming, CG entertains and engages audiences through “discourse, not discord” the prevalent theme of the show. Listeners can tune in to the show on KMJ 580 AM and 105.9 FM or stream it on kmjnow.com
The Christopher Gabriel Program adds another facet to KMJ Radio’s long esteemed history in the Valley, bring sports talk to the airwaves. KMJ’s first on-air broadcast was on March 23, 1922, and Friday’s launch of Gabriel’s one hour-long sports program will make history for KMJ as it’s first-ever sports talk format in it’s program lineup.
Gabriel will continue hosting Fresno’s Morning News daily during drive time from 6:00am to 9:00am. The
KMJ morning news show has won multiple Golden Mike Awards for Best Newscast Under 15 Minutes, given by the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California. Gabriel and the team; Randy James, Greg Lane, Don York, Liz Kern, and George Takata, celebrating the honor.
Gabriel previously hosted The CGP, a live-to-tape interview program with guests from all walks of life that aired Saturdays at 10 a.m. and KMJ listeners will be able to hear The CGP new sports show format rebroadcast during that same 10-11am time slot.
A proud native of Chicago, CG was a classically trained actor performing on stage, working alongside numerous acclaimed artists, notably James Earl Jones, Julie Harris and John Barton, founding artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Gabriel later started hosting daily sports programming in Fargo, North Dakota, and Minneapolis.
A proud native of Chicago, CG offers big opinions, insightful commentary, a splash of satire and believes in discourse, not discord.
KMJ’s show will pull from a vast arena of talent on and off the field as Gabriel covers Fresno area sports from Fresno State Bulldogs football, to national sports from the MLB, to the NFL with guests during the live broadcasts. Gabriel also says the show will broadcast on location from time to time.
