‘Acoustic Sunrise’ returns to KFOG

“Acoustic Sunrise,” one of the shows purged in the “Evolution” of KFOG that began April 20, will return starting this Sunday, it was announced on the air Monday morning. “I’m ecstatic to be restoring our little oasis of serenity back on Sunday mornings,” said Howarth, reached by phone while on vacation in Los Angeles. Howarth, a soothing voice on KFOG for 32 years, was one of six on-air personalities fired at the end of March by Cumulus Media, which owns KFOG. Reached in Austin, Texas, new KFOG programming director Bryan Schock said it was always his intention to bring “Acoustic Sunrise” back. Howarth has been programming and hosting the program for more than 20 years, and her hallmarks are rare covers, stripped-down versions of rock classics and newer hits recorded live in the KFOG studios. Sam Whiting is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.