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📚 MEET & GREET + BOOK SIGNING 🔴 Saturday April 04 • Barnes & Noble in Emeryville 🔴 Saturday April 18 • Barnes & Noble in Roseville 🔴 Friday May 22 • Books Inc in Alameda 🔴 Saturday May 30 • Books Inc in San Francisco 🔴 Saturday June 6 • Barnes & Noble in San Jose 🔴 Sunday July 12 • KMBY Radio in Monterey 📚 MEET & GREET + BOOK SIGNING 🔴 Saturday April 04 • Barnes & Noble in Emeryville 🔴 Saturday April 18 • Barnes & Noble in Roseville 🔴 Friday May 22 • Books Inc in Alameda 🔴 Saturday May 30 • Books Inc in San Francisco 🔴 Saturday June 6 • Barnes & Noble in San Jose 🔴 Sunday July 12 • KMBY Radio in Monterey 📚 MEET & GREET + BOOK SIGNING 🔴 Saturday April 04 • Barnes & Noble in Emeryville 🔴 Saturday April 18 • Barnes & Noble in Roseville 🔴 Friday May 22 • Books Inc in Alameda 🔴 Saturday May 30 • Books Inc in San Francisco 🔴 Saturday June 6 • Barnes & Noble in San Jose 🔴 Sunday July 12 • KMBY Radio in Monterey 📚 MEET & GREET + BOOK SIGNING 🔴 Saturday April 04 • Barnes & Noble in Emeryville 🔴 Saturday April 18 • Barnes & Noble in Roseville 🔴 Friday May 22 • Books Inc in Alameda 🔴 Saturday May 30 • Books Inc in San Francisco 🔴 Saturday June 6 • Barnes & Noble in San Jose 🔴 Sunday July 12 • KMBY Radio in Monterey 📚 MEET & GREET + BOOK SIGNING -
San Francisco's LAST TOP 40 DISC JOCKEY book cover

A memoir from inside the Top 40-dominant era - and its final days.

This is your front-row seat to the rise, peak, and collapse of personality-driven radio - told by the DJ who lived it.

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Available in paperback & e-book

PEOPE ARE TALKING

★★★★★

"| grew up listening to Dr. Don Sainte-Johnn on the radio, long before | ever imagined | would one day work alongside him. Years later, my first job out of college was at Clear Channel (now iHeartRadio), where | had the chance to see firsthand the professionalism, energy and generosity that made him such a respected voice in broadcasting. Reading his memoir brought back so many early career memories. Long days setting up multiple broadcasts for Hot August Nights in Reno and Lake Tahoe. Live shows from Disneyland Resort."

Esperanza Foft, UC Dave School of Business Management, Marketing Analytics

★★★★★

“Reading the KFRC passages brought back forgotten memories. It’s funny—you think you know someone, yet through this book you discover who they really were. I started reading the moment it arrived.”

Bill Bungeroth, President & CEO, WMB Consulting Partners / Former CEO Cumulus Media

★★★★★

"Having lived through KFRC's glory years, I can say that Don Sainte-Johnn has written one of the most complete and accurate accounts of that era ever published."

Ron Hummel, former KFRC Production Dir.

MEET DON SAINTE-JOHNN

The author spent decades broadcasting during the height of the Top 40‑dominant era, witnessing firsthand the personalities, pressures, and cultural impact of San Francisco radio. His memoir preserves the stories of a world that deserves to be remembered before it fades from the dial.

UPCOMING EVENTS, BOOK SIGNINGS


  • Saturday - April 4 - Emeryville - 1-3 PM
    Barnes & Noble, 5604 Bay St, Emeryville

    Discover where Don Sainte‑Johnn will be in the future — readings, conversations, and community events celebrating San Francisco's LAST TOP 40 DISC JOCKEY.

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