On his last day of an unbelievable 44-year career in radio, Steven Seaweed plans to do what’s made him a success, and it’s more than “shut up and play the hits.”

On Friday, the DJ at 107.7 The Bone is ending his most recent 17-year stint at the station by taking classic rock requests from fans (and perhaps playing a few tunes of his own choice — possibly by notables including U2, Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin or Jimi Hendrix).

The mid-day jockey credits his longevity to staying positive and “being lucky enough to have good ratings.”

He admits, “People like me, they like my voice.” And they appreciated that he actually talked about the music he played.

Seaweed, whose first radio job was at the free-form KLRB “Carmel By the Sea” (when he simply added “weed” to “sea” right from the start, it stuck), has survived huge shifts in the industry.

He points to the move from vinyl to CDs and analog to digital; the advent of the internet; and, most dramatically, deregulation that allowed corporate conglomerates to take over the airwaves.

“That changed everything,” he said, describing the demise of local control and local content.

Back in the day, one great KSAN spot was the Friday noon “Hot Lunch,” an all-request show featuring live local bands, a live studio audience and even free food.

“It’s all about the listeners,” he said, adding that at his cohorts’ recent Lamont & Tonelli Ball in Concord, he didn’t see the show (Styx, REO Speedwagon, Don Felder) because he was busy having conversations with well-wishers.

In his retirement, Seaweed — a cancer survivor who works with fellow survivor Bob Hammer on the Have a Ball Foundation (which has raised nearly $3 million for cancer charities) — plans to clean out the garage (“I’ve got three cars I can’t park”) and continue to do agility training with golden retrievers.

He’s ready, too: “It’s been a long time, it’s about time to hang up those headphones,” he said, adding that he doesn’t know who will replace him.

“I guess I’ll find out on Monday,” he said, offering no advice, but good luck and the singular message: “You’re gonna love rockin’ on The Bone.”

CHAFFETZ JOINS FOX

U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who’s leaving his congressional term and year and a half early and is known for his role in investigating Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, is going to work for Fox News.

A Fox press release said Chaffetz will debut on the network on July 1, contributing to news and business divisions.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

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