With the controversy ending his political career, Hedgecock accepted a job as a talk show host on San Diego's AM 1130 KSDO, where he remained until moving to KOGO AM 600 in 1997. He started four days after resigning from the mayoralty, with his first show on January 20, 1986. His show aired from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Several years later, Hedgecock's time slot moved to 12 noon to 3 p.m., to make room for "The Rush Limbaugh Show" in the schedule. His show eventually moved to the 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. time slot.