Jim Dunbar (October 9, 1929 – April 22, 2019) was an American radio program director, talk show host and news anchor.
[2] In addition to his radio work, he also hosted the popular AM San Francisco morning talk program on KGO-TV (Channel 7) for many years, beginning in 1965.
In 1969, a man called San Francisco police, identifying himself as the serial killer known as The Zodiac, and agreed to call Dunbar during AM San Francisco's live broadcast if either attorney Melvin Belli or attorney F. Lee Bailey were present on air.
The suspect called as promised, spoke a few words, and then hung up, repeating this activity 54 times over the next two hours.
[3] The caller was later identified as a mental patient named Eric Weill, who called from Napa State Hospital.