The Brief
- Longtime Bay Area sports announcer Greg Papa has been rehired by KNBR radio shortly after being let go by the station.
- Papa will host a new mid-day program called “Lunch with Papa,” which is scheduled to debut later this month.
- He continues to clear medical hurdles to return as the radio play-by-play voice of the San Francisco 49ers following a bone marrow transplant.
SAN FRANCISCO – Bay Area sportscaster and voice of the San Francisco 49ers Greg Papa has been rehired at KNBR radio.
The station previously let Papa go from his mid-day talk show in August.
On Thursday, KNBR announced that Papa has entered into a new agreement with the station. Under the deal, he will host a new mid-day show titled “Lunch with Papa.” The program is set to debut later in the month.
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