Overview
- KNBR removed the Papa & Silver midday show and released Greg Papa and co-host Greg Silver on Saturday, replacing the 10 a.m.–2 p.m. slot with veteran host John Lund.
- Cumulus Media posted a statement saying it could not comment on the specifics of Papa's departure while praising his decades of work and saying it is exploring ways to bring his voice back to the station.
- Greg Papa is reported to be cancer-free after a March bone marrow transplant but remains in recovery from severe lung complications that followed a 78-day hospitalization at UCSF.
- The San Francisco 49ers confirmed that Papa's role as the team's radio play-by-play voice is unchanged under the multiyear deal he signed in April.
- Listeners and local figures have sharply criticized KNBR's timing and limited public explanation on social media, a reaction that highlights broader questions about Cumulus's cost-cutting during its bankruptcy reorganization and the station's handling of a high-profile host's medical recovery.