Al Hart (c. 1927 – January 14, 2016) was a radio broadcaster. He began his career at WOBT in Rhinelander, WI, studied journalism at the University of Minnesota, and spent ten years in television and radio in Shreveport, LA. He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1960 to work as program director of KABL, moved to KNBR in 1965, and to KCBS as a producer for Dave McElhatton in 1966. He became a news anchor in 1968, and began his 24-year run as morning news anchor in 1976.[1][2] In 2006 he was elected as a charter member of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ross, Martha (January 14, 2016). "Al Hart, Bay Area radio legend, dies at 88". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ Kale, Williams (January 14, 2016). "KCBS radio veteran Al Hart dies". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Celebrating The Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2006!". Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame. 9 August 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2016.


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