Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” midday host Fernando Ventura will be departing the station on March 10 to relocate to Portugal with his husband.
Ventura wrote on Instagram, “Sadly, I’ll be hanging up my headphones for a while and taking a break from radio while my husband builds his business and I learn a new language. I’ll miss my @997now family and the amazing teams at our sister stations. 20 years in the Bay Area with 13 lucky ones spent on the air @997now where everyday I am treated like a superstar. I wish that kind of treatment for all in my line of work. Forever grateful!”
Ventura and Greg Sherrell previously co-hosted mornings at KMVQ from 2009 to April 2019 when Ventura moved to middays. The pair previously hosted mornings at Dance “Energy 92.7” KNGY where they were considered to be the first openly gay duo to host a morning show. Prior to coming to San Francisco he previously served as APD/MD of CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS Dallas and midday host at “Q102” WIOQ Philadelphia and KHFI Austin.
