Marc Germain
| Marc Germain | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 28, 1967 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Alma mater |
California Polytechnic State University (attended) University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. 1989) |
| Show | The Marc Germain Show |
| Style | Talk radio |
| Country | United States |
| Previous show(s) |
Ask Mr. KFI (1992–1996) Ask Mr. KABC (1997–2007) |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Germain |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | marcgermain |
Marc Germain (born May 28, 1967) is an American radio talk show host. He was previously known as Mr. KFI and Mr. KABC on account of his radio shows on their respective stations. He currently hosts his own internet radio show, The Marc Germain Show.
Germain was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and was raised mainly in Woodland Hills and Tarzana. From ages 2 through 8, he lived in San Diego near San Diego State University. He graduated from El Camino Real High School.
He attended California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California after being rejected from the University of California, Santa Barbara twice. He was able to transfer to UCSB for his junior year, where he graduated with a degree in Political Science in 1989.
Germain’s first venture into radio came at the age of twelve in 1979. His father, wanting a hobby for each of his sons bought Germain a ham radio. Taking the amateur radio test twice, he was unable to pass the algebra content of the test due to his age (although he did pass the Morse code portion "which was very easy"). He was only able to use the radio to receive and not to transmit. However this was also the time of the citizens' band radio boom, so he obtained a citizens' band radio, and was able to acquire a then-necessary license for that. As stated by Germain, he was mostly active on channel 19 and went by the handle of “King Cobra”.
While completing his degree at UCSB, Germain felt drawn to the business of talk radio. Germain called local radio station KTMS and offered his services to get a break in the radio industry. He was initially rejected, but through UCSB's campus job placement center was able to secure an internship. Within a year and a half, Germain was the assistant program director.
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