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| '''Frank M. Sontag''' |
'''Frank M. Sontag''' is an American radio personality having hosted programs for over a couple decades. In 2009, he began hosting an internet talk radio show.<ref name = TR1>{{cite web | url = http://www.talkradioone.com/ | title = Talk Radio One | accessdate = 2009-06-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090527040507/http://www.talkradioone.com/ | archive-date = 2009-05-27 | url-status = live }}</ref> Sontag was a regular cast member on the '']''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.markandbrian.com/showdj.asp?DJID=17343&spid=16121 | title = Mark & Brian Radio Show | publisher = ] | accessdate = 2009-06-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090619094343/http://markandbrian.com/showdj.asp?DJID=17343&spid=16121 | archive-date = 2009-06-19 | url-status = live }}</ref> He also has had small acting parts in a few motion pictures. | ||
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| ==Biography== | |||
| |name = Frank M. Sontag | |||
| |birth_date = 1955 | |||
| |birth_place = ] | |||
| |death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | |||
| |spouse = Erin<ref name=YahooMarriage>{{Cite web|title=L.A. Radio Veteran Frank Sontag Named as New Afternoon Talk Host for 99.5 KKLA-FM, Los Angeles|url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/l-radio-veteran-frank-sontag-143226904.html|access-date=2021-11-25|website=finance.yahoo.com|date=12 June 2013 |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| |occupation = Christian Radio Host <br />]<ref name = bio/> | |||
| |website = | |||
| }} | |||
| ⚫ | == Radio Host == | ||
| Sontag showed a keen interest in horses and music in his early toddler years. He began taking accordion lessons by age 8 with possible aspirations of music as a career. Sontag placed first in a number of competitions, with the highlight being a third place finish in a contest that featured more than 600 children from all over the entire state of Ohio. Sontag would experience a life defining moment in February 1964 when ] made their American debut on the '']''. No more accordion. The Sontag family moved to Hollywood in the summer of 1965 where his father landed a job in the electrical department of ]. Four years later, Sontag attended ] in ], where he graduated at the age of sixteen in 1972. Sontag attended college, taking courses to explore his interests in ], ], and ]. During that time, he also tried his hand at a number of different jobs which included a supermarket store manager, a fire insurance inspector, and a warehouse manager for a private airplane parts company. He even worked alongside his father for a short time, learning the ropes as a lighting technician in the movie industry. He enjoyed playing basketball in his youth and briefly in college. In addition, he worked as an assistant men’s and women’s basketball coach for both high school and college basketball teams. None of this was able to truly hold his interest. | |||
| === FM 95.5 KLOS, Impact === | |||
| Sontag would have another life-changing moment on ], ] when he was involved in a near-fatal motorcycle crash. He was rear ended by another motorist driving in excess of 100 mph on impact. The injuries he sustained would later take years to heal. Soon after the accident, Sontag sold all of his belongings and moved to North Lake Tahoe where he spent a long cold winter, locked in a cabin with only the basic necessities. It was this experience Sontag now refers to as the beginning of his "wake-up call" where he began to reassess everything he held true about life which included his own perceptions about himself. Sontag began to discover several spiritual leaders and teachers through their writings and oratory works. He started practicing meditation and pursuing the many realms of ] and ]. | |||
| Sontag hosted the ''Impact'' program on ] for more than twenty years,<ref name = bio/><ref name="ImpactEnd">{{citation |last=Sontag |first=Frank |date=2009-02-23 |publisher=] |work=The Impact Radio Program |title=Sontag announces the end of Impact }}</ref> a ] show that discussed a wide variety of topics.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.franksontag.com/biography.htm |title=Frank Sontag Biography |accessdate=2009-06-05 |publisher=franksontag.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508164234/http://www.franksontag.com/biography.htm |archivedate=May 8, 2009 }}</ref> | |||
| Sontag returned to ] in September 1985 where he was hired as a radio broadcaster at ] in ]. There he has been a disc-jockey, news director, sportscaster, and board operator for the highly successful '']''. Sontag had also hosted a ] show, the ''Impact'' program, at KLOS from November 1987 to February 2009. In 1987, he founded ''The Project for Social Change'', an organization dedicated to helping serve the needs of the community. | |||
| === FM 99.5 KKLA, the Frank Sontag show === | |||
| Sontag continues to share his life message through his radio program and organization. He is married to Erin and has an adult daughter, Lindsay, and a young son, Dante. | |||
| ] is a Christian talk and teaching radio station based in Los Angeles, California, first aired in 1985. | |||
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| In 2013, Sontag joined ] 99.5 FM on the program ''The Frank Sontag show: Intersection of Faith and Reason'', a Christian talk and discussion forum.<ref>{{cite web |title =Frank Sontag Joins KKLA |url =http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/119309/frank-sontag-joins-kkla |publisher =AllAccess.com |access-date =2013-06-14 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194727/http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/119309/frank-sontag-joins-kkla |archive-date =2014-01-02 |url-status =live }}</ref> He succeeded ] of ''The Frank Pastore Show'' following Pastore's death in 2012. | |||
| Recently Sontag started a new venture into ], appearing on talkradioone.com.<ref></ref> | |||
| Sontag announced his departure from KKLA with a final episode posted on July 28, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Christian Outlook {{!}} 99.5 KKLA - Los Angeles, CA|url=https://kkla.com/podcast/episode/1349/all-glory-to-god-frank-sontags-final-show|access-date=2021-11-25|website=kkla.com}}</ref> | |||
| Sontag's previous program, '''''Impact''''', was a ] show on ] in ] that was dedicated to "raising consciousness".{{cn}} Sontag had been the host of ''Impact'' for over 21 years from November 1987 to February 2009. The program aired every Monday morning from midnight to 5:00AM ]. It was primarily a listener call-in show where any topic could be discussed, but was generally focused on subjects dealing with spirituality, philosophy, personal development human potential, and current events. | |||
| ⚫ | ==Personal== | ||
| As the host of the program, Sontag would usually bring up certain subjects and provide commentary about them, but encouraged callers to talk about anything on their mind regardless of what he, a guest, or previous callers had been recently discussing. Sontag frequently had both in-studio and phone-in guests on the program who offered alternative spiritual, philosophical, or political views to the ]. Sontag provided his own personal views that provided recurring topics among callers. | |||
| On March 7, 2010, a few months after leaving KLOS Radio, Sontag expressed a conversion to ]<ref>{{cite web |title =Frank Sontag Speaks About His Conversion to Christianity |url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luFy5zzCdd0 |publisher =YouTube.com |accessdate =August 4, 2014 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140619181347/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luFy5zzCdd0 |archive-date =June 19, 2014 |url-status =live |df =mdy-all }}</ref> This affected his radio programming choices. | |||
| Although Impact had exceptional ratings, it was canceled, and replaced with KLOS' "''After Hours''" programming. Since the show was cancelled, Sontag has been heard doing occasional fill-in work at KLOS' sister station, ].{{cn}} | |||
| As of 2004, Sontag was married to Erin with one daughter and one son.<ref name=YahooMarriage/> | |||
| ==''The Project for Social Change''== | |||
| == Book == | |||
| In 1987, Sontag founded '''''The Project For Social Change''''' ''(also known as '''The Project''')'', an organization dedicated to helping serve the needs of the community. Over the years, some of Frank’s work through ''The Project'' has been, giving lectures on a wide variety of life issues, hosting fundraising dinners for other non-profit organizations, and facilitating personal growth workshops. | |||
| Sontag's book is autobiographical, ''Light the Way Home: My Incredible Ride from ] to New Life''.<ref name=SontagBook>{{cite book|last1=Sontag|first1=Frank M.|title=Light the Way Home: My Incredible Ride from New Age to New Life|date=July 28, 2014 |publisher =Frank Sontag and Mike Yorkey |isbn=978-1633155237 |edition=1st |url =https://www.amazon.com/Light-Way-Home-Incredible-Ride-ebook/dp/B00M8EQZT6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407182631&sr=8-1&keywords=Light+the+Way+Home%3A+My+Incredible+Ride+from+New+Age+to+New+Life |accessdate =August 4, 2014}}</ref> | |||
| ==''Life Skills''== | |||
| In 2007 he created a '''''Life Skills''''' program, which offers coaching on an individual basis to those seeking a deeper meaning in their lives. The goals of this program are to assist in bringing more focus and awareness into their lives, more depth and fulfillment, and finally, to help discover life’s purpose. | |||
| ⚫ | ==Personal |
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| Sontag espouses ] ] values, although he usually questions labels. He was once a ] ] but says his life was changed when he was knocked off his motorcycle while riding on a Los Angeles freeway in 1984. Some current views held by Sontag: | |||
| * Criticism of television. Sontag rarely watches television and expresses concerns over the frequent bombardment of ] from the medium.<ref name="listening">{{cite web |url=http://www.franksontag.com/Listening.htm |title=Listening |accessdate=2007-06-11 |last=Sontag |first=Frank |format=HTML |publisher=franksontag.com |language=English}}</ref> However, he does admit to a love-hate relationship with '']'' and sneaks a peak at television at the gym where he works out. | |||
| * Questioning of ] - which Sontag derides by referring to it as ] medicine. He disputes the notion that ] exists. He disputes any relationship between the presence of ] and a diagnosis of AIDS (see ]). Sontag contends any such linkage is a myth invented by conspiracy of medical entities and individuals. What is identified as AIDS, according to Sontag, is a combination of symptoms brought on by the destruction of the human immune system by a polluted environment and food chain and by reckless use of prescription pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs. | |||
| * He opposes the ] saying that humanity or any government do not have the right to play ] with other people. | |||
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| * Frank's new talk show's location | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:47, 1 June 2023
Frank M. Sontag is an American radio personality having hosted programs for over a couple decades. In 2009, he began hosting an internet talk radio show. Sontag was a regular cast member on the Mark & Brian radio program. He also has had small acting parts in a few motion pictures.
| Frank M. Sontag | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Occupation(s) | Christian Radio Host Motivational speaker |
| Spouse | Erin |
| Website | |
Radio Host
FM 95.5 KLOS, Impact
Sontag hosted the Impact program on 95.5 KLOS-FM for more than twenty years, a talk radio show that discussed a wide variety of topics.
FM 99.5 KKLA, the Frank Sontag show
KKLA is a Christian talk and teaching radio station based in Los Angeles, California, first aired in 1985.
In 2013, Sontag joined KKLA-FM 99.5 FM on the program The Frank Sontag show: Intersection of Faith and Reason, a Christian talk and discussion forum. He succeeded Frank Pastore of The Frank Pastore Show following Pastore's death in 2012.
Sontag announced his departure from KKLA with a final episode posted on July 28, 2021.
Personal
On March 7, 2010, a few months after leaving KLOS Radio, Sontag expressed a conversion to Christianity This affected his radio programming choices.
As of 2004, Sontag was married to Erin with one daughter and one son.
Book
Sontag's book is autobiographical, Light the Way Home: My Incredible Ride from New Age to New Life.
References
- "Talk Radio One". Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- "Mark & Brian Radio Show". Mark & Brian. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ "Frank Sontag Biography". franksontag.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ "L.A. Radio Veteran Frank Sontag Named as New Afternoon Talk Host for 99.5 KKLA-FM, Los Angeles". finance.yahoo.com. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- Sontag, Frank (2009-02-23), "Sontag announces the end of Impact", The Impact Radio Program, KLOS
- "Frank Sontag Joins KKLA". AllAccess.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- "The Christian Outlook | 99.5 KKLA - Los Angeles, CA". kkla.com. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- "Frank Sontag Speaks About His Conversion to Christianity". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- Sontag, Frank M. (July 28, 2014). Light the Way Home: My Incredible Ride from New Age to New Life (1st ed.). Frank Sontag and Mike Yorkey. ISBN 978-1633155237. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
External links
- Frank Sontag at IMDb
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