“Gonzo” Joins Bonneville’s KHTK, Sacramento as PD
GV Wire reports that Jose “Gonzo” Gonzalez leaves his post at Fat Dawgs 7 Broadcasting’s sports talk KFIG-AM, Fresno “1430 ESPN Radio” where he was PD and host to join Bonneville’s sports talk
KHTK-AM, Sacramento “Sactown Sports 1140 AM.” Gonzo posted to X, “I’ve loved my time here. Fresno born and raised. This is home. Through the hard times and the great times everyone here has had a hand in my growth. Thank you! Excited for my next radio chapter.” At the same time Fat Dawgs 7 Broadcasting announces that Enrique Loera is named VP and general manager for the company’s Fresno radio stations. Read the GV Wire story here.
morning show from 1999-2011. Kyle Draper is the Sacramento Kings pre- and post-game host on NBC Sports California and was previously an anchor/host at NBC Sports Boston. Bonneville Sacramento SVP and market manager Steve Cottingim says, “We are excited to continue to elevate the Sactown Sports brand with the addition of ‘The Drive Guys.’ Kevin has been a fabric in the Sacramento community for four decades now and pairing him with Kyle Draper who is a familiar voice to our listeners through the Sacramento Kings broadcast just highlights our commitment to Sacramento sports.”
responded to former Sacramento Kings player DeMarcus Cousins’ social media post asking him what he thought of Black Lives Matter and Napear responded, “ALL LIVES MATTER… EVERY SINGLE ONE.” Bonneville fired him citing a clause in his contract that holds him responsible for anything that “might discredit the goodwill, good name or reputation” of the company. In allowing the wrongful termination suit to go forward, Judge Drozd wrote that Napear “has stated a plausible cause for retaliation” under California Labor Code sections 1101 and 1102, stating further that “the court finds that plaintiff has sufficiently alleged a ‘rule, regulation, or policy’ under (section) 1101 by alleging … defendant used his termination ‘as an example to all other employees of the Company as an implicit warning that anyone that dared to speak out publicly and criticize the politics of the Black Lives Matter movement would be summarily terminated.’”