Granite Broadcasting's independent KOFY San Francisco (DMA 6) today announced the return of Jim Gabbert as the permanent host of Retro Night, a weekly KOFY series that not only brings back some of the best television programs of the past, but also engages viewers.

Gabbert bought KOFY in 1980 and sold it in 1998 to Granite Broadcasting. Now, back at the station he built, Gabbert once again has a platform to reintroduce viewers to what KOFY calls "his non-traditional, outrageous ways."

"Our viewers have expressed how much they miss Jim. Having this Bay Area icon host KOFY's Retro Night couldn't be a better fit," says Craig Coane, president-GM of KOFY. "Retro Night involves audiences in the TV-watching experience and, simply put, Jim knows how to engage them further."

Viewers can vote for their favorite Retro Night show online at http://www.kofytv.com/whats-on/retronight/ and the winning program will hit the air. At random, guest hosts will be selected from the pool of voters to join Gabbert on air each week. They have the opportunity to participate in dance offs, game shows and program spoofs.