After spending over three decades as host of the popular late-night call-in radio show “Loveline” on KROQ 106.7 FM, Dr. Drew Pinsky officially announced Thursday on the station’s “Kevin & Bean Show” that the program was coming to an end.
According to pe.com, the final show will air April 28, when he will be joined by comedian Adam Carolla, a former host of “Loveline.”
Pinsky, 57, a board-certified internist and addiction specialist, has served as the voice of reason on the show, which in its time has had numerous co-hosts, including Carolla, former DJ and TV personality Riki Rachtman, current KROQ DJ Ted Stryker and, more recently, “Psycho” Mike Catherwood, who joined after leaving “The Kevin & Bean Show” in 2010. Catherwood left “Loveline” last month to work on other projects and spend more time with his family.
Though the show has a humorous quality to it, the hosts and special guests, which included, among many others, Courtney Love and Snoop Dogg, Pinksy still answered the tough questions, offering advice to those calling about everything from intimacy issues to substance abuse and a vast array of medical issues.
“Loveline” began in 1983 as a Sunday night dating and relationship segment, then hosted by DJ Jim “Poorman” Trenton and Scott Mason. Pinsky was brought in during a segment dubbed “Ask a Surgeon” in 1984 and stuck around. The show was nationally syndicated in 1995, the same year Carolla stepped in as co-host, and it has aired locally 10 a.m.-midnight Sunday-Thursday.
During his phone chat with Kevin and Bean, Pinsky said that though he was leaving “Loveline,” he was not leaving radio. He’ll continue his gigs on HLN, as well as “Dr. Drew Midday Live With Mike Catherwood” on KABC 790 AM and the “Adam and Dr. Drew Podcast.” He noted that the “Loveline” brand is strong and that maybe someday the show could be revived, but for now, it was a chapter that needed to be closed.
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