Frank Sontag

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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. [1] Sontag was a regular cast member on the Mark & Brian radio program . [2] He also has had small acting parts in a few motion pictures.

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Frank M. Sontag
Born1955
Occupation(s)Christian Radio Host
Motivational speaker [3]
SpouseErin [4]
Website

Radio Host

FM 95.5 KLOS, Impact

Sontag hosted the Impact program on 95.5 KLOS-FM for more than twenty years, [3] [5] a talk radio show that discussed a wide variety of topics. [3]

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. [6] 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. [7]

Personal

On March 7, 2010, a few months after leaving KLOS Radio, Sontag expressed a conversion to Christianity [8] This affected his radio programming choices.

As of 2004, Sontag was married to Erin with one daughter and one son. [4]

Book

Sontag's book is autobiographical, Light the Way Home: My Incredible Ride from New Age to New Life. [9]

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  5. Sontag, Frank (2009-02-23), "Sontag announces the end of Impact", The Impact Radio Program, KLOS
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  9. 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.