2007 in Radio - Debuts

Debuts

• Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 70s (January 1) and The 80s (April 8). Terrestrial syndication debut after several months exclusively on XM Satellite Radio.
• February 20 - The Tony Kornheiser Show. This is the day that Kornheiser returned to radio on WTWP (now WWWT) and XM 144 after his first stint on Monday Night Football. The show will go on hiatus June 30 as Kornheiser returns for one more season on MNF.
• March 26 - The Dennis Miller Show, syndicated by Westwood One.
• April 12 - The Keith Sweat Hotel, syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks.
• April - Libertarian Party presidential candidate Michael Badnarik begins hosting a talk radio program, Lighting the Fires of Liberty on the We the People radio network.
• Steve Malzberg. May 7. Returned to the airwaves in national syndication thanks to the WOR Radio Network.
• May 17 - San Francisco classic hits station KFRC is revived on 106.9 FM. The format had previously been on 99.7 FM until it switched to the Movin' format in September 2006.
• The Phil Hendrie Show. June 25. Initially intended to be a more political and issues oriented program, the show quickly reverted to a format similar to its previous format.
• Bob Grant. August 23. Grant's sudden return to the network came one day after the official announcement of his rehiring.
• Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton in the Morning. September 4. Permanent replacement for Imus at WFAN.
• The Mike Tirico Show. September 20. Replacement for Dan Patrick on ESPN Radio.
• John Batchelor. October 7. Replaces Brian Whitman on WABC and returns to radio after his daily show, also on WABC (and later syndicated by ABC Radio), was cancelled in September 2006. Batchelor also debuts another three-hour show on KFI, dealing with the same topics, immediately after the WABC show.
• Live on Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham. October 7. Replaces Matt Drudge on Premiere Radio Networks.
• Michael Jackson. October 29. Debuts on KGIL in Los Angeles in his former time slot.