Angie Coiro is an American talk radio host. She is host of "LIVE FROM THE LEFT COAST with Angie Coiro" (formerly The Green Show [1] on KKGN in San Francisco. Prior to that, she was the host of Mother Jones Radio on Air America Radio. The program was broadcast every Sunday from 1-2pm EST until it was canceled on December 31, 2007 for financial reasons.
Angie Coiro began her broadcasting career in Indiana at WETL-FM, and continued at KGU-AM in Honolulu, eventually moving to San Francisco for an announcer stint at KALW-FM. In 1990 she moved to National Public Radio station KQED, reporting traffic, and filling in for Michael Krasny's show Forum on Fridays.
Angie's show on KKGN was briefly canceled as of December 31, 2008. KKGN management would not comment on her departure.
"The Angie Coiro Show" returned to Green 960 (KKGN) on March 30, 2009, as an independent production and was renamed "LIVE FROM THE LEFT COAST with Angie Coiro," on June 9, 2009. It is now regularly scheduled from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Pacific time, Monday through Friday. Coiro is noted for her upbeat and civil manner, even with combative guests.
The show's closing theme is "It's Gonna Get Better" by Bay Area musician David Gans
Angie used to close the show with a reminder to "never flush your cat litter", which would be spoken over a recording of a cat meowing in a distressed sounding manner.
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