"I respect everyone that deals with things in their personal life and then have to do a job. It's easier to do when you don't have to go live on the radio."
"At some point, whether it’s Week 2 or whatever, I can get back into the radio booth and do my thing. Just being around the team and around you guys and watching it all is going to be certainly a healing process in itself for me."
"We’re not able to comment on the specifics of his departure, but we want to be clear about this: our respect and gratitude for everything Greg has given to KNBR, its listeners, and its team runs deep."
"I'm excited to be back in the game, grateful for another opportunity. I'm confident I can earn the trust of Bay Area listeners all over again. More than anything, I'm hopeful my friend Greg Papa wins the only battle that really matters."
"I'm in this business because of him. This past off season was hell. It's been well documented. I didn't know when he was coming back on the mic, and I wanted him to dictate that himself."
"I never thought I would do talk radio this long. It just fit where I could have another job in the middle of the day and then do everything around it."
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."