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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.<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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'''Frank Sontag''' is the host of the ''The Impact Program'', a talk show on 95.5 FM ], ], which discusses a wide variety of topics. ''Impact'' is a call-in show but sometimes features in-studio guests. The program airs every Monday morning (starting Sunday night) from 12:00AM to 5:00AM ]. He is also a part of the '']'' KLOS morning show.


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==Impact Program==
|name = Frank M. Sontag
The ''Impact Program'' is primarily a call-in show but Sontag will discuss certain topics and provide commentaries about particular subjects, usually about ] or ]. Sontag does not create a specific topic to discuss while on air and instead encourages callers to talk about anything on their mind irregardless of what he, a guest, or previous callers have been recently discussing. However, there have been some recurring topics discussed on the program which include:
|birth_date = 1955
* ] of ]. However, Sontag does admit to a love-hate relationship with '']'' and sneaks a peak at television at the gym where he works out.
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* Sontag questions conventional medicine and refers to it as ]. He also disputes the notion that ] is the sole cause of ] and that it is a myth invented by conspiracy of medical entities and individuals. What is identified as ], 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.
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|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/>
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}}


== Radio Host ==
Guests on the program are frequently those who offer alternative political or spiritual views to the ]. One frequent guest is ].


=== FM 95.5 KLOS, Impact ===
⚫ ==Personal Views==
Sontag espouses ] ] values, although he usually questions labels. He was once a ] ] but says his life was changed when he was knocked off his ] while riding on a Los Angeles ] in 1984. He opposes the ] saying that humanity does not have the right to play ] with other people.


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>
⚫ ==External Links==

*: Sontag's personal website.
=== FM 99.5 KKLA, the Frank Sontag show ===
* on KLOS

* on KLOS
] is a Christian talk and teaching radio station based in Los Angeles, California, first aired in 1985.
*

⚫ ]
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.

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>

⚫ ==Personal==

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.

As of 2004, Sontag was married to Erin with one daughter and one son.<ref name=YahooMarriage/>

== Book ==

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>

==References==
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⚫ ==External links==
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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
Born1955
Cleveland, Ohio
Occupation(s)Christian Radio Host
Motivational speaker
SpouseErin
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

  1. "Talk Radio One". Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  2. "Mark & Brian Radio Show". Mark & Brian. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  3. ^ "Frank Sontag Biography". franksontag.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. Sontag, Frank (2009-02-23), "Sontag announces the end of Impact", The Impact Radio Program, KLOS
  6. "Frank Sontag Joins KKLA". AllAccess.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  7. "The Christian Outlook | 99.5 KKLA - Los Angeles, CA". kkla.com. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  8. "Frank Sontag Speaks About His Conversion to Christianity". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  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.

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