Bay Area Rock Radio Icon Steven Seaweed to Retire

RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, May 10, 2017 | 11:52pm CT

Steven Seaweed

Cumulus Media announces that Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame air personality and KSAN-FM (The Bone 107.7) San Francisco midday personality Steven Seaweed will retire after 44 years on the air. His farewell broadcast will be on June 30 from 10am-3pm on The Bone.

Seaweed has been a staple of Bay Area Rock radio since his debut on KLRB-FM in Carmel, CA, on New Year's Eve, 1972. After six years with the station, Seaweed joined Progressive KSAN-FM (then known as "The Jive 95"), where he did weekends through its format change to Country in November. 1980. He then moved on to on-air positions at Bay Area outlets KFAT-FM, KWSS-FM, KRQR-FM and KLLC-FM, before rejoining KSAN in 1997, his station home for the last 20 years.

Cumulus Media/San Francisco VP/Market Manager Justin Wittmayer said, "I'd like to thank Steven for his contributions to Bay Area Radio over the past 44 years. He left his mark on many radio stations and will forever be a part of the KSAN family. Steven has an open invitation to DJ the (commercial free) New Year's Eve overnight shift anytime he'd like... I encourage his fans to make that happen."

KSAN-FM Program Director Dominic "Zakk" Zaccagnini added, "It's been a professional thrill to work alongside the "Weedman" in the hallways and follow him each weekday on the air at The Bone. He will be forever be part of the KSAN family."

Seaweed said, ""44 years ago, nobody wanted to work at midnight on New Year's Eve. Except me! I volunteered, got the job, and went on to have the most rewarding career in Radio. I have been so lucky all these years to have worked with the most incredible people, at many legendary Radio stations, and with the best Radio listeners on the planet."