Former 1110 KFAB afternoon host Chris Baker has returned to the iHeartMedia Omaha news/talk station, stepping back into his old daypart.
Baker helmed afternoons from 2013 until departing the station in April 2021. Baker was fired following an insensitive tweet following the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin as part of the George Floyd murder trial.
However, with the departure of Emery Songer — who is exiting to focus on his program with 1040 WHO in Des Moines — Chris Baker is back in the daypart on 1110 KFAB from 2-6 PM.
“I am the luckiest, most blessed man on the planet to be able to come back here and do what I love doing with you,” Baker said on his debut program. “I really want to thank iHeartMedia for allowing me to come back and redeem myself. That’s a big part of this. I always felt that I’m not this horrible person. I’m actually stunning, I’m awesome, I’m great, I’m very fast.
“I’ve always said, one of the strongest of the many strengths I have, being humble, is probably right up there,” he said with a laugh. “So I’m just so happy to be back here.”
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Happy you are back Chris Baker we missed you
I haven’t listened to KFAB since Chris Baker left. Now I’m back.