Bernard Vincent Ward (born April 5, 1951) is an American former radio personality whose career ran from 1985 to 2007.
Formerly a radio talk show host with KGO 810 AM in San Francisco, California,[1] Ward, once billed by KGO as "The Lion of the Left" and "unabashedly liberal,"[2] was the host of the daily news talk program, The Bernie Ward Show, and the three-hour program, GodTalk, on Sunday mornings.
[4] As a reporter, where Jerry Jay Carroll of the San Francisco Chronicle noted on October 25, 1995, that it had become a ritual for the mayor at that time, Art Agnos, to denounce him for lies at the beginning of every news conference.
[10] His show's ratings began to improve in 1997 in Ward's core demographic group (women ages 25 to 54) as a result of his more lenient views on topics such as child-rearing and ethics.
On October 5, 1997, a rumor that KGO was discontinuing Ward's contract effective at the end of the month was published by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Ward's attorney claimed that federal authorities found no illegal images on his computer, which they seized in early 2005.
Judge Walker agreed to Ward's request that he be allowed to serve his time in the Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc, to which the U.S. Attorney raised no objection.
Judge Walker commented that Ward's alleged sexual misconduct while serving as a priest may go to character, but that the events happened too long ago to be relevant to his sentencing decision.
With good behavior, Ward's sentence of 87 months was reduced by 15 percent, making him eligible for Supervised Release on December 19, 2014; there is no parole in the Federal system.
On December 9, 1996, Ward stated that Christianity was "morally superior" to Judaism because it was based on unconditional forgiveness.
He offered apologies on his radio show on December 17 and again on the following day, the first being dismissed by the Jewish Community Relations Council and the second being accepted.
[28] On September 30, 2002, Ward appeared on CNN with Wolf Blitzer and discussed possible military action against Iraq.