Krueger gets job as KGO reporter

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 12/30/5 | Tom FitzGerald

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Larry Krueger has a regular radio gig again, nearly five months after being fired as a sports talk host at KNBR for criticizing the Giants' "brain-dead Caribbean hitters hacking at slop nightly.''

Krueger has been hired by KGO, one of KNBR's main competitors, as a sports reporter on the weekday, 4-to-7 p.m. program anchored by Greg Jarrett and Rosie Allen.

On the surface, the new job would seem to be new territory from Krueger's previous show, which allowed him free rein to issue his outspoken views.

At KGO, he'll basically have a two-minute slot twice an hour in which he'll give scores, issue news reports and give his opinions.

"People (at KGO) told me they want to get away from (strictly scores and news) and to use my creative abilities to concentrate on things and take a new approach,'' Krueger said Thursday, shortly after the station announced his hiring.

"I'll be trying to concentrate on issues and things that would be appealing to our vast audience.''

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KNBR claims to be the Bay Area's sports leader, but they completely folded when the Giants wanted Krueger fired. So much for any so-called journalistic integrity.