Gary Dietrich

KFBK's nonpartisan political analyst

Gary Dietrich graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California and received his master’s degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. He was awarded a California State Senate Fellowship, served as a staff member to the California Assembly and the state Senate, and has worked on campaigns from legislative to presidential. He now serves as a widely respected, nonpartisan broadcast political analyst and has appeared on state, national and international television, and radio. Here in Northern California, you can find him on CBS13, KFBK1530AM, KGO810AM and the Armstrong & Getty show. In addition, he is the founder of the highly regarded SAFELY OUT project, a groundbreaking nonprofit effort dedicated to protecting the vulnerable during disasters. Gary is also an accomplished professional speaker, having addressed thousands of youths and adults regarding the impact of politics, public policy, and government on their lives, their state, and their nation and what they can do to bring positive and effective change.