In The Booth
Joe Starkey, the legendary voice of the Bears, will return for his 35th season with California in the fall of 2009. He is perhaps best known for his legendary call of "The Play." The famous five-lateral kickoff return for a touchdown against Stanford in 1982 is part of college football lore with Starkey's emotional "the band is on the field" part of gridiron vernacular.

Starkey has had an array of NFL and NHL assignments during his career, including a 20-year stint from 1979-2008 with the San Francisco 49ers he fulfilled in conjunction with his Cal duties.

Starkey is joined in the booth by former Cal quarterback Troy Taylor, now in his fifth year on the ISP Sports/Cal Radio Network. Taylor was a California letterman and quarterback from 1986-89. He still holds school records for career passing yards (8,126) and total offense (8,236), completing 58 percent of his passes with 51 career touchdown tosses. Taylor was a member of the Cal coaching staff from 1996-99 while working with the Bears' receivers, tight ends and quarterbacks.

On the sidelines for his fifth season on the ISP Sports/Cal Radio Network is Todd McKim. A long-time member of the Oregon media and a television anchor and sports director in Eugene, McKim was the 2000 Oregon broadcaster of the year, becoming the first person outside of the Portland metro area to win the award. He also serves as host of the Cal Sports Report television show and as the analyst on Cal men's basketball radio broadcasts.

Before And After
Each broadcast begins with a 30-minute pregame show that leads to the kickoff. The postgame includes reaction from the Bears' locker room and the "Postgame at the Paragon" live program from the Paragon Bar & Cafe at the Claremont Resort & Spa.

Flagship Station
The University of California and San Francisco's KGO Radio (810 AM) continue to enjoy the longest running broadcast relationship in the Bay Area. Entering its 36th year as the home of California Golden Bears football, KGO, the 50,000-watt, ABC-owned radio station, serves as the flagship of the California Radio Network. KGO has been carrying California football since the 1974 season.

The University and KGO reached an agreement during the summer of 2005 that will keep the Bears on 810 AM through the 2009 season. The marriage of KGO and Cal football is the longest standing radio association in the Pacific-10 Conference and one of the longest in all of college athletics.

XM/Sirius Satellite Radio
California fans can also track the Bears through XM/Sirius satellie radio. Look for Pac-10 games on XM channels 193-195 or Sirius channels 211-220 each week. Go to xmradio.com or sirius.com for exact locations.