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Mike Webb (September 4, 1955–April 14, 2007) was an American radio personality. Originally a radio news reporter, he later became a liberal talk show host and activist. Webb was murdered in 2007. ==Early life and career in San Francisco== Webb was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He had an early interest in radio. As a teenager, he was a street reporter broadcasting observations of civil rights, anti-Vietnam war protests, and youth issues for San Francisco radio stations KMPX, KQED and KCBS. KMPX was the nation's first progressive rock station, started by Top 40 disc jockey Tom Donahue, and practiced advocacy journalism. One of Webb's most notable on-air experiences was reporting the murders of San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone by ex-City Supervisor Dan White. Working at KGO, just blocks away from the City Hall tragedy, Webb climbed to the station's rooftop, giving live reports of a city in great shock and grief. Later, when a jury found White guilty of voluntary manslaughter rather than first-degree murder, outraged citizens took over City Hall, bashed in the doors, overturned police cars and started fires in what came to be known as the White Night Riots. Reporters from every major television network joined Webb on the same rooftop reporting all the activity. During 1973, Mike worked with Steve Newman of KCBS-FM to open San Francisco's The EndUp. The Endup was a popular gay dance club (still open in 2013). Mike's contributions enabled the Endup to become "the spot to be at" in the mid '70s. Mike's radio eventually over-took his club work. Webb went on to other Bay Area radio stations, working as an on-air personality for KIOI, KFRC and KSFX. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike Webb (radio host)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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