Monday -Friday 4:00pm - 5:00pmKONA's Focus on Business
Monday -Friday 5:00pm - 6:00pmKONA News Hour
Tuesday & Thursday 6:00pm - 7:00pm610 @ 6
Friday 6:00pm - 7:00pmSports Friday on KONA
Saturday 10:00am-11:00am Saturday Morning Live
with Jeff Phillips & Steve Haberman
Get to know Jeff Phillips
Jeff Phillips brings more than 20 years broadcasting experience to KONA. He describes himself as “a Californian by birth, a Missourian by choice and a Tri-Citian, by golly!” He was born in San Jose, CA but grew up in Mount Vernon, MO. He is a graduate of the University Of Missouri School Of Journalism. He has worked in radio and television in Columbia, MO, Fort Smith, AR, Springfield, MO, ESPN in Bristol, CT, Joplin, MO, New Bern, NC and Oklahoma City. “I am so thrilled to be back in radio, especially with a station that has such a legacy as KONA. I look forward to talking with our listeners every day!”
He and his wife, Mindi, have two kids, Myranda, 12 and Curtis, 8, as well as 14-year-old spaniel mix Oksana and 6-year-old Australian Heeler Asia. He is a devoted fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Missouri Tigers and Oakland Raiders. He is also an amateur World War II and baseball historian and is working to enact worldwide bans on Miracle Whip and Jimmy Buffett. Join Jeff weekdays at 3 for Talk of the Tri-Cities, at 4 for Focus on Business and for the 5 O'Clock News Hour.
Birthday: June 15, 1963
Heroes: Bob Hope, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, any person who served in World War II, Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts
Favorite Movies: Goldfinger, The Magnificent Seven, The Longest Day
Favorite Authors: Ian Fleming, David Halberstam, Stephen Ambrose
Favorite Foods: Biscuits and Sausage Gravy, Cashew Chicken (the kind ONLY available in Springfield, MO)
Little Known Facts: Born same day as actress Helen Hunt, attended University of Missouri at same time as Sheryl Crow and Brad Pitt.
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