John London (radio host)

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John London was most recently a radio talk show host on KIFR in San Francisco, California. Before joining KIFR, London was heard on San Francisco radio stations KNBR and KMEL, and in Los Angeles on KKBT "The Beat".

His former show, John London's Inferno, aired from 3:00pm to 7:00pm PST on KIFR 106.9 FreeFM in San Francisco. The show's staff included producer Dennis Cruz co-host Chris Townsend, engineer Larry Jimenez, and call screener Erica Osher. Previous sidekicks from the "Not Just Sports Show" on KNBR included Renee Brinkley, Laura Heywood (who is now known as "Producer Laura" and appears on Sirius Satellite's Maxim Radio channel), and Cyrus Saatsaz, host of KNBR's The Extreme Scene.

John London's show features a number of regular segments including "Things I Just Don't Care About," "Stump the Phone Bitch," and "The Friday Cocktail Party." The show combines the production skills of Dennis Cruz, the sports background of Chris Townsend, and the years of radio experience on a variety of top-market stations of John London. In addition to their regular show duties, engineer Larry contributes the "Stoner Movie Review" to the show, as well as a vast knowledge of classic rock music. Call screener Erica keeps up the running behind-the-scenes show blog as well.

[edit] After FreeFM

On April 7th, 2006, London, Cruz, and Townsend left FreeFM. The San Francisco Chronicle web site reports that all three were fired after London offered $5,000 for the murder of FreeFM's Penn Radio radio host and well-known magician Penn Jillette, "$7,000 if he suffers". This offer was made because Jillette went on a five minute rant about how Paris Hilton should never sink down to the level of Mother Theresa. Jillette's contention was that Mother Theresa was a demented, twisted woman who gained pleasure from watching the sick and poor people of Calcutta die slowly. London typically spent the first few minutes of his show criticizing Jillette's show (which preceded London's) due to its poor performance and obscure topics.

On August 24, 2006, radio news site Allaccess.com reported that John London's Inferno would begin syndication on October 2, through Pacific West and the Sports USA Radio Network.

On October 18, 2006, "John London's Inferno" was officially relaunched on about four stations.