▁K ABC ▁show ▁hosted ▁by ▁Bill ▁Ball ance . ▁Im pressed ▁by ▁her ▁quick ▁wit ▁and ▁sense ▁of ▁humor , ▁Ball ance ▁began ▁featuring ▁her ▁in ▁a ▁week ly ▁segment . ▁Sch less inger ' s ▁st int ▁on ▁Ball ance ' s ▁show ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁own ▁shows ▁on ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁small ▁radio ▁stations . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁Sunday ▁even ings ▁from ▁ 9 : 0 0 ▁to ▁mid night ▁on ▁K WI Z ▁in ▁Santa ▁Ana , ▁California . ▁That ▁year , ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁described ▁her ▁show ▁as ▁dealing ▁with ▁all ▁types ▁of ▁emot ional ▁problems , ▁" though ▁sex ▁ther apy ▁is ▁the ▁show ' s ▁major ▁focus ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Sch less inger ▁was ▁filling ▁in ▁for ▁Barbara ▁De ▁Angel is ' ▁no on - time , ▁relationship - orient ed ▁talk ▁show ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁on ▁K FI , ▁while ▁working ▁week ends ▁at ▁K G IL ▁in ▁San ▁Fernando . ▁Her ▁big ▁break ▁came ▁when ▁S ally ▁Jess y ▁Rap ha el ▁began ▁working ▁at ▁ABC ▁Radio , ▁and ▁Maurice ▁Tun ick , ▁former ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁talk ▁programming ▁for ▁the ▁ABC ▁Radio ▁Network s , ▁needed ▁a ▁regular ▁substitute ▁for ▁Rap ha el ' s ▁evening ▁personal - ad vice ▁show . ▁Tun ick ▁chose ▁Sch less inger ▁to ▁fill ▁in ▁for ▁Rap ha el . ▁ ▁Sch less inger ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁a ▁daily