Eight months after Bay Area radio legend Ronn Owens promoted a $140,000 GoFundMe campaign to raise money for himself and his wife, Jan Black, saying they were dealing with “overwhelming” financial difficulties amid his “profound” health challenges, the couple have filed for bankruptcy.

In a chapter 13 bankruptcy filing, the couple have revealed they have $2.3 million in liabilities and owe some $511,000 to more than 40 banks, credit card companies and other creditors, despite Owens’ illustrious and seemingly lucrative 46-year career at KGO-810. The filing comes as their daughter, Laura Owens, faces trial in Maricopa County, Arizona, on allegations that she tried to force Clayton Echard, a one-time star of “The Bachelor,” into a relationship in 2023 by telling him she was pregnant with twi

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