KMPC 710 Launches Talk (May 9, 1994)

Former KFI weekend radio host, Joe Crummey is the lead in to Tom Leykis' show, also formerly of KFI from 1988-92.

Leykis on KSDO (May 23, 1994)

The syndicated Tom Leykis Show can now be heard from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. weeknights on KSDO 1130. Leykis, who moved back to California after a short stint at WRKO in Boston, is nationally syndicated by Westwood One in Hollywood. Talk fans may remember Leykis, previously the top-rated talk show in L.A. KFI AM 640 unceremoniously sacked him last year, reportedly after a contract dispute. "Adding a talent like Tom Leykis to our lineup will complement our already hot talk show lineup, which features Rush Limbaugh, Paul Harvey, Roger Hedgecock, Bill Holland and Gene Burns," said KSDO's general manager Susan Hoffman.

Those expecting more Limbaughesque liberal-bashing will have to look elsewhere, according to the self-described libertarian with a liberal bent. "Talk radio has turned into a bastion for one right-wing blow-hard after another. Those days will end soon," Leykis vowed.

KSDO AM 1130 dropped the G. Gordon Liddy show from its evening time period in April.

G. Gordon Liddy moved to KOGO 600 live from 9 a.m. to 12-noon; after WFAN's Imus-in-the-morning.