KWFN (97.3 The Fan)/San Diego Unveils ''Annie & Elsten''

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Annie Heilbrunn and Craig Elsten

KWFN-FM (97.3 The Fan) in San Diego welcomes local sports broadcast veterans Annie Heilbrunn and Craig Elsten as midday co-hosts. The duo will air weekdays from 10am-2pm PT beginning January 4.

A San Diego native, Heilbrunn's previous roles include on-air anchor, post-game contributor and analyst on NBC's "Football Night in San Diego," as well as Chargers reporter and creator of "Overtime With Annie." She's also served as the Chargers beat reporter at Scout, Manager of Community Relations and Content for the Padres, multimedia journalist for the Broadcast Company of the Americas and Channel 4 San Diego's on-air "Padres Pregame Show" reporter.

Elsten presviously worked at The Mighty 1090 AM as a Padres host from 2012 to 2018, covered San Diego State football and basketball and hosted multiple weekend programs. Since 2015, Elsten has co-hosted the "Padres Hot Tub" podcast in addition to hosting "Sockers Overtime" and the "Crossing Streams" streaming TV review podcast. He has also done play-by-play for Major League Baseball, the Gulls, Time Warner Cable, World Championship Sports Network and UC San Diego.

"We're excited to kick off the next era of our station's midday programming with the additions of two seasoned broadcasters in Annie and Craig," said Audacy San Diego Senior Vice President and Market Manager Michael Valenzuela. "We have no doubt their vast knowledge of this city's sports scene will add extraordinary value to our local content offering, and can't wait to see them get the ball rolling."

"I'm so excited for this opportunity and eager to contribute to the impressive lineup already established at 97.3 The Fan," commented Heilbrunn. "San Diego is an amazing city with smart, loyal sports fans, and I look forward to earning a place in their daily routine and connecting over our shared passion for sports and this community. And hopefully, we'll laugh a lot, too."

"I couldn't be more excited to be partnered with someone as talented and respected as Annie," added Elsten. "To do so on 97.3 The Fan is the perfect pairing. I know we will work hard to make middays a fun place to hang out every day and a great place to talk Padres."