We thought it was time to reinforce our large geographic reach and appeal in both Los Angeles and Orange Counties, hence our new brand, The SoCal Sound.. But in a blow to both the local radio and local music scenes, Daniels is leaving as well, making the decision to retire. He opened with Lenders In the Temple, accompanied only by his keyboardists, and then invited the rest of his five-piece band onstage for a stunningly evocative rendition of Landlocked Blues, a favorite from Bright Eyes 2005 album Im Wide Awake, Its Morning. Conor Oberst References Police, Ryan Adams Tussles with Crowd at KCSN KCSN - Wikipedia It features a wide range of artists, such as U2, Bruce Springsteen, Jack White, Arcade Fire, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Alabama Shakes, The War on Drugs, The National, Sheryl Crow, Bob Marley and David Bowie. He's also a Latin Roots correspondent for NPR's World Cafe program. Oberst certainly fits in the latter category and used his set to dig back into an extensive discography, both with his solo material, including this years Upside Down Mountain, and Bright Eyes. The SoCal Sound will bring you superb video content, exclusive artist interviews, podcasts and unique, members-only events all over Southern California. [19] This format then moved to HD3 as part of the KSBR programming partnership as KSBR's Jazz programming moved to HD2. No other programming changes will coincide with the rebrand, which will continue to feature hosts Nic Harcourt and Jet in mornings, Julie Slater in middays, and Andy Chanley in afternoons under Program Director Marc Kaczor. Directory | CSN Getting Started | CSN Weve got an hour. Kaczor has served as Music Director at KCSN since 2016. Each of our previous benefit concerts has truly been magical. "We're excited about 'The SoCal Sound,'" said program director Marc Kaczor. hide caption. That helped, but 88.5 still only reaches a fraction of the area served by other stations. In this role, she will build on her 17-year tenure at WRI to lead its largest program, bringing together WRI's work on food systems, freshwater, forests and other natural ecosystems in an integrated fashion. But I consider this my biggest. Harcourt, who stewarded KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic to international recognition, hosts the 5-10 am slot, which he sometimes refers to on-air as "Mornings Are Electric. Image courtesy of Marc Kaczor. "[12] KCSN also is the L.A. radio partner of World Cafe, the program hosted by Talia Schlanger of WXPN/Philadelphia. Jones show, which ran on KROQ from 2010-13, returned to the FM airwaves in October on KLOS, with the Detroit-reared Sovel back as his partner. KCSN to begin taking on-air donations Oct. 14 - Daily Sundial 88.5-FM was named non-com music station of the year by JBE Triple-A Summitfest earlier this month. He went on to become a master production director and engineer, working at such legendary stations as KHJ (930 AM), KNX-FM (now KCBS-FM, 93.1) and KMGG (now KPWR, 105.9 FM). 88.5 FM, Featured, public radio, The SoCal Sound, California State University Northridge President Dr. Erika D. Beck: Five Things You Need To Be A Highly Effective Leader During Uncertain & Turbulent Times, What is critical race theory? The band ran through the music quickly, pausing rarely between songs that included Stay With Me, Dirty Rain, Magnolia Mountain and Lucky You, which Adams performed solo from a light-wrapped microphone on the side of the stage. Making reference to current events, Oberst altered the original lyrics to the song And theres kids playing guns in the street/And ones pointing his tree branch at me/So I put my hands up I say enough is enough, If you walk away, Ill walk away/And he shot me dead to invoke the image of a police officer pointing a gun at him to walk away. If I could convince them to sell it to me, Id love to take it over.. The 25 rock programmers here, at 20 different outlets, are identified by label executives surveyed by Billboard as among the most influential in getting exposure for new rock repertoire.. He produced and hosted a short-lived live performance music website called TheLiveBuzz in the fall of 2010 and was also the first Music Supervisor in Residence at MTV (2011-2012). The station has a large terrestrial footprint, Harcourt said. The title track from La Mera Candelaria's album Si Reina, is among Byron Gonzalez's picks for this World Cafe guest DJ session. October 9, 2022 We've launched a Best New LatinX Spotify playlist of new music from established and rising artists from the United States, Central and South America. While seeing KCSN gain an audience, I am sad to see only minimal student participation in the name of promoting music artists. His friend John Schoenberger told him they were looking for a new program director. CSUN radio station teaming up with KSBR-FM - Ventura County Star Lance Venta is Owner and Publisher of RadioInsight.com. Harcourt hosts the weekday 88.5 FM Morning Music Mix at KCSN in Northridge, California . Lets make it count, said the singer after running onstage with his band. Nic Harcourt (born September 23, 1957) is an English-born American radio and television presenter, producer, and journalist best known as the former Music Director and on-air presenter for the Santa Monica, California -based radio station KCRW. Professor Theresa Montao explains, Five athletes from Crook County High School ink letters of intent, Several area standouts make college choices, USC WOMEN MAINTAIN TOP SPOT UNANIMOUSLY IN CWPA WEEK 13 POLLS, California State University, Northridge 100.3 KSWD Los Angeles from 2008 to 2017. 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The station signed on with 10 watts, using a transmitter donated by Saul Levine, and broadcast four hours a day of jazz and classical music, in addition to hourly news bulletins produced by San Fernando Valley State College journalism students. KCSN to air 'smart rock' - Los Angeles Times KCSN also mentors California State University, Northridge students in broadcasting, music industry, audio engineering and news production. Station program director Marc Kaczor agreed. The cross-platform, contemporary radio program has been struggling since last year after losing federal funding. [5] In November 1989, two months after classical music station KFAC-FM (92.3) was sold to Evergreen Media and flipped to a "rock with a beat" format, KCSN made a play for those listeners and went all-classical, drawing the ire of the country fans. 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Its a new era in public radio.. All I have ever wanted to do was to program a relevant rock station, and to do it in my home town in So-Cal makes it even sweeter, Kaczor said. [17], On August 18, 2022, it was announced that KCSN will change its branding to "88.5 The SoCal Sound" on August 19.[18]. The news department of KCSN has received almost 500 news awards under the leadership of Keith Goldstein, who died in 2016.[20]. From Oct. 14 - 23, the station will stop its regular programming four times each hour to solicit donations from listeners, said Karen Kearns, KCSN general manager. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. Sky Daniels, program director of KCSN 88.5 FM/Los Angeles, has been named as one of the top 25 most influential rock radio programmers in the United States by Billboard Magazine, one of the music industrys leading publications. The main FM/HD1 channel was switched to an all-AAA programming format without news. At that time, there were well more than 100 students working for the experience and college course credit. [16] Prior to this, Chanley had guest hosted in Daniels place for several weeks since January. The highlight of the performance came in the form of a tribute to Jenny Lewis, whose new album, The Voyager, Adams produced. Kevin Bronson, the director of Buzzbands L.A.; has a show devoted to supporting local musicians. KCSN-KSBR FM merger aims to create new Southland public radio The stations programming is receiving critical acclaim, including being nominated the best public music station in the country two years in a row by JBE Triple-A Summitfest, one of the leading arbitrators of the format in the U.S., said 88.5 General Manager Patrick Osburn. As pandemic social-distancing and mask restrictions have eased, live music has been abundant this summer, and 88.5-FM, The SoCal Sound is embracing the many things that Los Angeles and Orange Counties have in common, including great music, concerts, sunshine and lifestyle. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program searches for next faculty Except I dont know how to ride a motorcycle so the stunt would just be me getting on one. As fans yelled more song titles, Adams simply replied, Okay, bye and closed with Come Pick Me Up. (Worth noting: the rocker is currently touring in support of his new self-titled album and performs two nights at L.A.s Wiltern Theatre on Dec. 17 and 18.). KCSN's studios are located in the Valley Performing Arts Center on the CSUN campus. Thank you for that request, he responded at one point. So I did. Daniels met with then-General Manager Karen Kearns, who he says was open to his ideas. KCSN also is the L.A. radio partner of World Cafe, the program hosted by Talia Schlanger of WXPN /Philadelphia. "The new branding represents our steadfast commitment to music fans and to the artist community. hide caption. "We're excited about 'The SoCal Sound,'" said program director Marc Kaczor. The new branding represents our steadfast commitment to music fans and to the artist community. KCSN 88.5 FM California State University, Northridge 18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge, CA 91330-8312 818-677-3090 Email: mookie@kcsn.org Web: kcsn.org . KCSN is the music and news station at FM 88.5 out of Cal State Northridge. He is currently the host and interviewer for DirecTV's "Guitar Center Sessions" [7] (2010 onwards) and also hosted a performance/interview podcast series for Guitar Center (2010-2014). KCSN program director out Kevin Roderick Bio Email Martin Perlich has "opted for retirement effective immediately," according to the opaque memo posted by Laura Stegman at PRLosAngelesMediaMoves. KCSN also supports local music in the Los Angeles market. California State University Northridge and Saddleback Colleges AAA 88.5 FM KCSN Northridge/KSBR Mission Viejo CA has promoted Mark Mookie Kaczor to Program Director. The year-long weekly show "3MAW" features John Kurtz - the former Sports Director of 1350 KMAN radio in Manhattan, and Derek Young - the editor of the On3 site "K-StateOnline," plus former K-State beat writer for the Manhattan Mercury, Cole Manbeck. Were going to do our best to support new artists and continue to play established ones.. Adams replied, Why dont you play Nobody Girl? and offered When The Stars Go Blue instead. And while I am proud of what we created, I cant commit to killing myself., He doesnt necessarily want to give it up fully. You can listen to Gonzalez's personal radio show, Bilingual Sounds, on CSUN's 88.5 every Wednesday at 9PM PT. During Sovels run at Indie 103.1, he gave several eventually prominent L.A. bands their first radio play, including Silversun Pickups, Cold War Kids, Warpaint, the Airborne Toxic Event, Everest, She Wants Revenge, IO Echo, Giant Drag and more. As a classical station, KCSN also aired specialty shows on weekends and in late night. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter, David Gray also performed as part of a two-weekend series. Harcourt continued to do his Sunday show at KCRW until June 2011, when he took on a new show at KCSN called Connections with Nic Harcourt KCSN is new way to follow and engage with Kansas City . The station simulcasts with KSBR from Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. Gonzalez's other interests include Saturday Night Live, comedy, bike riding, cooking, the cosmos, and petting random dogs at dog parks. Were beyond fortunate to have a wealth of creative talent in our listening area, and an audience hungry for discovery, said legendary broadcaster, music tastemaker and longtime morning-drive icon Nic Harcourt. In many ways, Oberst has a similar sensibility to Adams and it was a shame that the two artists didnt take the opportunity to perform together onstage. Without making any reference to Lewis, Adams and his band reimagined her single Shes Not Me as a boisterous rock number that served as a reminder of her songwriting skills. The concerts will be held at the Valley Performing Arts Center at California State University, Northridge, where the station is based. As pandemic social-distancing and mask restrictions have eased, live music has been abundant this summer, and 88.5-FM, The SoCal Sound is embracing the many things that Los Angeles and Orange Counties have in common, including great music, concerts, sunshine and lifestyle. Add to that the constant financial pressures faced by the station neither university actually funds the station and all revenue must be raised through listener and corporate donations. The College & Career Alliance Support Network (CCASN) partners with our collaborative network including system leaders, educators, organizational partners, and diverse learning communities to influence and impact California's public education system. Beginning in 1987, KCSN aired an all-country format, "Kissin' Country" (a play on how the call letters "KCSN" might be pronounced). 88.5-FM was named non-com music station of the year by JBE Triple-A Summitfest earlier this month. KCSN: K-State Athletics will be the place for you to get your Wildcat news! In October 2013, the HD2 channel dropped classical and launched a new format known as Latin alternative, which includes Latin pop, modern rock, classic rock, hip-hop, dance music and salsoul. 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