It was a changing of the guard Monday, as Jason Matheson introduced KDWB afternoon DJ Falen Bonsett as his new sidekick on “The Jason Show.” Bonsett replaces Kendall Mark, who began her new job Monday afternoon co-hosting the former “Lori and Julia” afternoon timeslot with Brittany Arneson on MyTalk 107.1.
Matheson opened his show, which airs at 10 a.m. weekdays on Fox 9, with a prerecorded reenactment of the famous shower scene from the ’80s soap opera “Dallas” with Bonsett in place of Bobby Ewing.
“Friends, it’s a great thrill to tell you that Falen is our new sidekick,” Matheson said. “After an exhaustive seven day search, we interviewed two people ..
.” “I barely made the cut,” Bonsett added. “I’m being paid in Sun Chips and I’m excited.
” Bonsett is a familiar face to viewers of “The Jason Show,” which also airs in several other markets including Seattle and Chicago. She previously sat in as a guest co-host, most recently last fall when Mark was on maternity leave. On KDWB, Bonsett has earned a reputation for her quick wit and sometimes crass sense of humor.
FROM 2013: KDWB’s Falen Bonsett named one of radio’s hottest women Mark had been on “The Jason Show” since 2019 and also worked as a morning traffic reporter at Fox 9. She left both jobs to join Arneson at MyTalk. Longtime friends Lori Barghini and Julia Cobbs were among the first hosts hired when MyTalk launched in 2002.
They surprised listeners in March when they announ.
