It was a changing of the guard Monday, as Jason Matheson introduced KDWB afternoon DJ Falen Bonsett as his new sidekick on “The Jason Show.” Bonsett replaces Kendall Mark, who began her new job Monday afternoon co-hosting the former “Lori and Julia” afternoon timeslot with Brittany Arneson on MyTalk 107.1.

Matheson opened his show, which airs at 10 a.m. weekdays on Fox 9, with a prerecorded reenactment of the famous shower scene from the ’80s soap opera “Dallas” with Bonsett in place of Bobby Ewing.

“Friends, it’s a great thrill to tell you that Falen is our new sidekick,” Matheson said. “After an exhaustive seven day search, we interviewed two people …”

“I barely made the cut,” Bonsett added. “I’m being paid in Sun Chips and I’m excited.”

Bonsett is a familiar face to viewers of “The Jason Show,” which also airs in several other markets including Seattle and Chicago. She previously sat in as a guest co-host, most recently last fall when Mark was on maternity leave. On KDWB, Bonsett has earned a reputation for her quick wit and sometimes crass sense of humor.

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Mark had been on “The Jason Show” since 2019 and also worked as a morning traffic reporter at Fox 9. She left both jobs to join Arneson at MyTalk.

Longtime friends Lori Barghini and Julia Cobbs were among the first hosts hired when MyTalk launched in 2002. They surprised listeners in March when they announced that they were ending their popular “Lori and Julia” talk show. They made the decision due to Barghini’s desire for more free time as well as the rigors of producing the show for more than 20 years.

After a months-long goodbye to listeners, Barghini and Cobbs filled the Fillmore Minneapolis with well wishers for their final broadcast on June 27. Over three hours, the hosts and guests shared both memories and tears as the audience cheered them on.

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In an interview with the Pioneer Press last month, Mark said she knew she had big shoes to fill: “Everyone knows Lori and Julia. It’s intimidating. Usually you want to be the person who takes over after the person who takes over, if you know what I mean.”

Arneson, who was a frequent MyTalk fill-in host, and Mark opened what is now called “Brittany and Kendall” at 3 p.m. Monday with a brief tribute to the hosts they’re replacing. Arneson promised to follow advice from Barghini and Cobbs and employ “kindness, humility and knowledge” as a host.

From there, the pair went on discuss the new job (they both wore dresses for the first day), their personal lives and celebrity gossip, much like their predecessors.

“We’ve got three hours to fill,” Mark said with a laugh.

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