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San Francisco Giants podcast Lincoln Juarez: CEO Baer says that all are welcome at Oracle Park; Executive hopes interview puts everything to rest

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San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer (pictured) spoke with KNBR Talk Show hosts John Dickinson and Dieter Kurtenbach on Thu Jun 25, 2026 regarding team president Buster Posey’s press conference on Tue Jun 23, 2026 and his thoughts on how Posey is doing on the job. (San Francisco Chronicle file photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Lincoln Juarez:

#1 Lincoln just wanted to get the latest from the San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer who said on the air with KNBR talk show hosts John Dickinson and Dieter Kurtenbach on Thursday that Baer said that Oracle Park is a place where everyone and anybody of any ethnic or sexual orientation is welcome. In light of what took place on Fri Jun 5th on Pride night from what you have heard are the LGBTQ community asking for an apology from the players who wrote on their caps or more than that?

#2 Baer said that the Giants have created an experience for all fans that are welcoming saying that’s a north star and that will not change. Did Larry’s KNBR kind of answer any confusion there might have been about how the players who expressed their religous expression that might have offended anyone?

#2 Baer said that ownership has a lot of trust in Buster Posey who by the way who is a part owner himself. Even after the press conference where Posey said he only wanted to answer baseball questions.

#3 Baer was asked where does Posey stand in his job as team president and Baer said the Giants have a lot of trust in Buster but does that reflect with what has happened on the field and where the Giants are in the standings.

#4 Does giving the players an option to wear either the pride hat or the regular hat give them a way out if they choose not to wear the hat.

#5 Larry didn’t take any follow up questions after addressing the pride hat issue and went onto take other questions on other subjects. Is that seen as something that he wanted to move past this subject or that was all he had to say about?

Lincoln Juarez does the San Francisco Giants podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: KNBR Big Budget Cuts -Can Sportstalk Radio Survive?

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Former KNBR talk show host FP Santangelo sent a social media message on X saying he was appreciative for the opportunity to work at KNBR. Santangelo was the 6-10pm talk show host and was replaced by John (JD) Dickinson in the 6-10pm slot. (photo from X.com)

KNBR Big Budget Cuts -Can Sportstalk Radio Survive?

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

In this fast-moving social media world, sports on the radio, mostly AM radio, are limited to live broadcasts of games, which figure to be the most profitable and popular. KNBR has been the sports leader in San Francisco for over half a century. This week, San Francisco’s KNBR management announced that it will no longer have a 6-10 PM show. F.P Santangelo was hosting, but not anymore.

In a post at X (formerly Twitter), the ex-major league player, sports talk host, and baseball commentator said it was due “to budget cuts”. Sportstalk radio is not as popular anymore. The proliferation of Podcasting has become one of the biggest enemies of the “old school” sports talk radio show formats. In 2021, over 82 million people listened to podcasts; by next year, it will reach over 100 million listeners.

Some other names that were laid off with Santangelo, Paul McCaffrey morning co-host, Danny Emerman sports reporter, Lee Hammer former program director, and the digital team. It was reported that McCaffrey’s co-host Brian Murphy upon learning the news took Friday’s morning show off “to collect his thoughts of what just happened.”

John Dickinson who formerly worked at 95.7 the Game will now do the Golden State Warriors post game shows at KNBR. JD worked at the Game for 12 years and seven months and seven days. He started at KNBR this week.

The 100 million would be approximately one-third of the country. WFAN radio in New York City is still the king of sports talk, working in the number-one media market in the country, and there are some others in Boston, Atlanta, and other large to medium to small media markets, but they are not as dominant as they were in the 1980s or even the 1990s.

This should not surprise anybody; the world of communications is ever-changing. AI (Artificial Intelligence) is already here. Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines or software, as opposed to the intelligence of humans or animals.

It may also refer to the corresponding field of study, which develops and studies intelligent machines, or to the smart machines themselves. It is already a controversial topic, and yes, it will eliminate many jobs, but it will also open new horizons.

Can Sportstalk radio survive? The answer is Yes, but it is in Intensive Care..

Amaury Pi Gonzalez does News and Commentary podcasts Tuesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com