John Kentera, the former midday talk-show host on San Diego sports radio station KWFN-FM 97.3 The Fan, said the response to his recent firing has been “absolutely incredible.”
The Times of San Diego report Kentera, who has been heard on local radio waves for the past 30 years, was informed he would be terminated a few days before his final show was scheduled to air on Friday, Dec. 22.
“They said they wanted to make a change in the midday,” Kentera told Times of San Diego. “They said they wanted a less caller-driven show. Okay, whatever. Sometimes, the reason that changes are made is just to make changes.”
Kentera said he has been inundated with hundreds of emails and text messages of support from people he knows and others he didn’t know were listeners.
“I’ve heard from very well-known people who said they grew-up listening to me or were listeners for years, I had no idea about them,” Kentera said. “I’ve also heard from professional athletes and coaches, fellow broadcasters in other states, former athletes that I coached. The list goes on and on.
Kentera, a broadcaster in the San Diego market since 1987, is nicknamed “Coach” because he coached at the high school and college levels before starting his radio career.
Over the years, Kentera has worked at several radio stations, including a 12-year stretch from 2003 to 2015 at XPRS 1090-AM The Mighty 1090. He also has worked as a color commentator on San Diego State University football and basketball broadcasts, as well as basketball games for the University of San Diego. For many years, Kentera hosted a high school football show on Friday nights.
In October 2015, Kentera took a break from radio to focus on working as general manager of the San Diego Sockers, which he did for six years (2010 to 2016).
Then, Kentera returned to the airwaves with the 2018 baseball season, hosting San Diego Padres pre-game and post-game shows. In 2019, he was named midday host on KWFN, the English-speaking flagship station for the Padres.
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