John Kincade
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John Kincade is a sports talk show
Sports radio
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 host based in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

 for WCNN 680 "The Fan"
WCNN (AM)
WCNN is an AM station broadcasting on a frequency of 680 kHz and serving the Atlanta-area radio market with a sports radio format. The station is commonly known by the on-air branding as "680 the Fan"...

. John has co-hosted (with former University of Georgia
Georgia Bulldogs football
The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference and are frequently a top-25 team. The University of Georgia has had a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 738–398–54...

 national championship quarterback, Buck Belue
Buck Belue
Benjamin Franklin "Buck" Belue played American football and baseball at the University of Georgia from 1978 to 1981. He was the quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs in 1980, when the team went 12-0, and, after beating Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, was named the consensus national champion...

) the afternoon drive show Buck and Kincade since September 2000 (more than 2,000 shows). Kincade previously worked as a sports talk show host on 790 The Zone in Atlanta and was a contributor to the popular WIP Morning Show in Philadelphia with Angelo Cataldi
Angelo Cataldi
Angelo Cataldi is a sports radio personality for 610 WIP in Philadelphia. Airing from 5:30am until 10:00am Eastern time, along with co-hosts Al Morganti, Keith Jones and Rhea Hughes.-Career:Cataldi is a native of Providence, Rhode Island...

 in Philadelphia from 1992-1994.

John is also the host of The John Kincade Show on ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
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, heard nationally Sundays from 7–10 am EST
Eastern Time Zone
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. While working with ESPN Radio he has served as a fill-in host on The Herd and other programs. He has been hosting programs nationally since 2004 for the network.

John also is the host for the Thrashers Pregame and Postgame Show and is also the Rinkside Reporter for SportSouth for all Home games.
Kincade served as radio anchor of Final Four coverage from Atlanta in 2007 for the network.

Kincade has also been seen on the ESPN Classic
ESPN Classic
ESPN Classic is a sports channel that features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biographies of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous World Series or Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event...

 program Classic Now and ESPN News Hot List. He was also seen on the ESPN Classic program "Missing Link".

He has named the winner of a Chairman's Citation from the national Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for his work with the charity in 2007. Kincade hosts the annual "Strike Out Leukemia and Lymphoma Radiothon" annually on 680 The Fan. The 2008 event raised over $112,000 dollars and in eight years the event has raised over $700,000 for the cause.

Kincade was the subject of a feature in Cigar Aficionado
Cigar Aficionado
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magazine where he has been recognized as one of the top local talents in American sports talk radio. The others recognized include Hank Goldberg
Hank Goldberg
Hank Goldberg , aka Eggs Goldberg is an American sports radio and television personality based in Miami, Florida.-Biography:...

 of WQAM, Tom Tolbert
Tom Tolbert
Byron Thomas "Tom" Tolbert is an American retired professional basketball player and sports broadcaster. He played a total of seven seasons in the National Basketball Association...

 of KNBR
KNBR
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 and Glenn Ordway
Glenn Ordway
Glenn Ordway is an American sports radio and television personality based in the Boston, Massachusetts area. He is a former commentator for the Boston Celtics radio broadcasts...

 of WEEI
WEEI
WEEI is a sports radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, that broadcasts on 850 kHz from a transmitter in Needham, Massachusetts, and is owned by Entercom Communications. The station is one of the top-rated sports talk radio stations in the nation. Studios are located in Brighton, Massachusetts...

.

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A two-time cancer
Cancer
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 survivor, Kincade is a graduate of the School of Communications at Temple University
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...

, and is originally from Broomall, Pennsylvania
Broomall, Pennsylvania
Broomall is a census-designated place in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,046 at the 2000 census. The community was named after John Martin Broomall, a 19th century U.S...

 where he graduated from Cardinal O'Hara High School Cardinal O'Hara High School
Cardinal O'Hara High School
Cardinal O'Hara High School is a coeducational Catholic High School of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The school is named after John Francis O'Hara who was Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1951 to 1960. It is located in Springfield, Pennsylvania and was first opened in September 1963.- Academics...

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Kincade has his own blog site: kincadeonline.com
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