▁He ym ann ▁had ▁previously ▁managed . ▁ ▁A ▁tal ented ▁air ▁staff ▁was ▁assemble d ▁for ▁the ▁station . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Ben nett ▁was ▁Joe ▁Reg el ski ▁as ▁co - host , ▁continu ing ▁their ▁collaboration ▁from ▁K ME L , ▁and ▁Richard ▁" Big ▁Rick " ▁Stuart , ▁future ▁K RO Q ▁j ock ▁Jed ▁" J ed ▁the ▁Fish " ▁G ould ▁The ▁ 3 rd , ▁Mike ▁Kost e , ▁Richard ▁G os sett , ▁Belle ▁N olan , ▁Rob ▁Francis , ▁Oscar ▁" O z " ▁Med ina , ▁Paul ▁" L ob ster " ▁Well s , ▁com ed ian ▁Tim ▁Bed ore ▁and ▁others ▁worked ▁at ▁The ▁Qu ake ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁or ▁another . ▁ ▁A ▁month ▁after ▁K Q AK ' s ▁debut , ▁another ▁Bay ▁Area ▁station , ▁K FO G ▁changed ▁its ▁format ▁from ▁beautiful ▁music ▁to ▁rock . ▁ ▁This ▁change ▁left ▁the ▁Bay ▁Area ▁with ▁six ▁very ▁similar - s ounding ▁stations ▁( K ME L , ▁K R Q R , ▁K Q AK ▁and ▁K FO G , ▁plus ▁San ▁Jose ▁stations ▁K O ME ▁and ▁K S J O ). ▁Until ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁K FO G ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁stations ▁still ▁carrying ▁a ▁rock ▁format , ▁when ▁it ▁switched ▁to ▁a ▁sim ul cast ▁of ▁sports ▁station ▁K N BR . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁E lias ▁and ▁He ym ann ▁decided ▁to