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KCSN went to an automated adult album alternative (AAA) format from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in 2008, removing most of the specialty shows. Harcourt was also the American national voice over talent from 2005 thru 2008 for the Land Rover advertising campaign. [19] This format then moved to HD3 as part of the KSBR programming partnership as KSBR's Jazz programming moved to HD2. 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). The faculty director of the SNF Paideia Program is a senior member of the standing faculty with an "intellectual and programmatic leadership and vision" for the program. He has also worked as music consultant/supervisor for several television shows and movies, including: Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone (2007), Love Monkey, The Dukes of Hazzard, Life As We Know It, Igby Goes Down, and the first season of the rebooted teen drama 90210 (TV series). KCSN (88.5 FM, "88.5 The SoCal Sound") is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Northridge, California and owned by California State University, Northridge. hide caption. Welcome to the KC Sports Network! 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. University Advancement The SoCal Sound counts on each and every contribution to provide you with the best radio content in SoCal Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter, David Gray and Laura Marling will also help celebrate Los Angeles' "smart rock" station. In the years since he joined, KCSN now known simply by the moniker 88.5, the station has evolved into a critically-acclaimed radio station with some of the most rabidly loyal listeners in Southern California. Image courtesy of Marc Kaczor. KCSN-FM and KCSN HD2 The LatinAlt.org Jun 2011 - Present11 years 11 months Greater Los Angeles Area General Manager and Program Director Programmer for leading Adult Alternative radio. 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. At that time, there were well more than 100 students working for the experience and college course credit. KCSN is new way to follow and engage with Kansas City . California State University, Northridges KCSN Northridge/Los Angeles and Saddleback Colleges KSBR Mission Viejo CA will brand their AAA 88.5 FM as The SoCal Sound on Friday, August 19. KCSN also supports local music in the Los Angeles market. KSBR simulcasts this station on 88.5 FM in Orange County. Nevertheless, Oberst, who consistently gives his all during shows, properly primed the crowd for Adams. 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. KCSN has a roster of shows that include AAA, Americana, and blues genres. At that time, we were an early NPR affiliate and the non-commercial FM was utilized as originally intended: an educational training ground for aspiring broadcasting students as well as serving the community. WASHINGTON D.C. (April 27, 2023) World Resources Institute (WRI) is pleased to announce that Crystal Davis has been named the Global Director of its Food, Land and Water program. Station program director Marc Kaczor agreed. Contact: Chad Oklin-Jolin, Program Director 408-924-5757 Email: chadshark001@yahoo.com Web: ksjs.org Format: eclectic KSPC 88.7 FM Pomona College Thatcher Music Building 340 N. College Ave . Los Angeles public radio station KCSN will hold its annual benefit concert on two consecutive weekends in December. KCSN to air 'smart rock'. [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. Last edited on 14 December 2022, at 04:48, "Nic Harcourt Leaving KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, Resigning as Music Director", "KCRW names Jason Bentley music director, 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' host", "Nic Harcourt: Nic Harcourt says KCRW 'misrepresented' his departure - Los Angeles Times", Connections made by Guitar Center website, "Nic Harcourt: KCRW misrepresented my departure", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nic_Harcourt&oldid=1127338972, This page was last edited on 14 December 2022, at 04:48. [3][4] KCRW management selected Jason Bentley to replace Harcourt on both Morning Becomes Eclectic and as music director.[5]. Marketing and Communications North Las Vegas Campus: 702-651-4415, Main Building Room N212. Kevin Bronson, the director of Buzzbands L.A.; has a show devoted to supporting local musicians. "We're excited about 'The SoCal Sound,'" said program director Marc Kaczor. (A week earlier, Sarah McLachlan and Laura Marling performed at the same venue, also as a benefit show for KCSN.). Mark Sovel, the music director at KCSN (88.5 FM) since 2012, is leaving the Northridge-based station to join KLOS (95.5 FM), where his Check One Two local music program will be rise from the ashes beginning tonight. 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. As artists route their tours through Southern California, youll often find them playing venues in both Orange County and LA. After all, Los Angeles and Southern California drives entertainment trends both nationally and internationally. Ryan Adams, Conor Oberst and David Gray each took a turn on the stage of the pristine Valley Performing Arts Center at CSUN, reminding the faithfully hushed audience why music should always be played with sincerity. The list was featured in the May 14 edition of the magazine and was based on Billboards poll of music executives and their view of which programmers have the ability to shape the future of new rock music. 88.5-FM was named non-com music station of the year by JBE Triple-A Summitfest earlier this month. The 1970 power increase shut out a proposal by the Mexican-American Communication Foundation to build a station on the frequency in East Los Angeles. The new name recognizes the sound the station is known for, and marks the fifth anniversary of the partnership between KCSN, housed at California State University, Northridge, and KSBR, whose home is at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Lance also advises stations, talent and brands on digital content strategies, programming integrations, and brand extensions. I seriously believe that a part of our job, beyond playing the always-evolving best music mix in town and supporting great music and the artists who make it, is to provide a radio home for the community we serve.. KCSN also is the L.A. radio partner of World Cafe, the program hosted by Talia Schlanger of WXPN /Philadelphia. As the "Best of Public Radio," KCSN's specialty shows were devoted to German music, Broadway showtunes, children's music, soundtrack music, hip-hop, Hawaiian music, blues, folk, the Beatles, surf music, cocktail tunes, electronic music, and more. We're . Other duties include managing the work of the program's executive director and five-person staff, as well as . We totally have a set list. I was the first full-time General Manager employee starting in 1971, Douglas Brown told me. 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. Or, as he put it, The song that everybody knows. He ended the set with This Years Love, a bittersweet love song from his 1998 album White Ladder. You will continue to hear new music, deep tracks and local music every day of the week. Gray, who made note of the uncharacteristic L.A. weather by saying he left England in a rainstorm to come to a rainstorm here, opened the evening with Birds of the High Arctic, a track off his latest and tenth album, Mutineers. I thought I was retiring in 2011, Daniels told me. 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. The shows, broadcast live in Los Angeles, often featured live performances by artists both popular and obscure. All of that stress, 80-hour work weeks, a family wanting him around more, and more health issues including a throat cancer scare last year led to his decision to retire. This station is extremely important to Southern California, and I hope it continues for a long time.. I enjoy getting super-baked and listening to this radio station, Adams, who lives in LA, noted toward the end of the evening. 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. 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. KCSN also supports music by hosting live music sessions and interviews with new, local, and legendary artists, the majority recorded by audio engineers Tristan Dolce and Matt Blake. Were excited about The SoCal Sound, said program director Marc Kaczor. And I realized that this was an opportunity I could not pass up, said Daniels, who recalls Kearns saying that theyd do whatever he thought they should do for the station. Were going to do our best to support new artists and continue to play established ones.. It lives in the Valley. KCSN came to air as KEDC-FM in late 1963. We expanded to two nights this year, thanks to the belief of this extraordinary lineup of some of the greatest songwriters of our time.. Chanley hosted middays, afternoons, and mornings during his tenure at KSWD. [4] The station also took fire from students who worried that they had less and less of a role in its operation as professional staff were added, in part because KCSN received Corporation for Public Broadcasting grants. The combined operation adopted the branding "The New 88.5 FM". CCASN is committed to bold strategies that aim to institutionalize racial equity . This page is not available in other languages. 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. Thats when a friend told him to look at KCSN on the campus of Cal State Northridge. Copyright 2023 RadioInsight / RadioBB Networks. The recognition by Billboard and the industrys top executives is gratifying, as it reflects on our commitment to artist development.. A short-term no-interest $1 million loan is due to be paid back in four years. The news department of KCSN has received almost 500 news awards under the leadership of Keith Goldstein, who died in 2016.[20]. Later, someone called for Adams to play Nobody Girl, a favorite off 2001s Gold. Mookie has great relationships with the labels, promoters, venues, and our on-air staff. 88.5 FM is a service of California State University, Northridge and Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. The station primarily airs adult album alternative (AAA) and Americana music with a mix of legends, new music, and local music with some specialty programming on weekends. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. 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. Phone: (818) 677-2130 / Contact Us, on KCSN/KSBR Rebrands to 88.5-FM, The SoCal Sound, Studying Away Get to Know the International and Exchange Student Center, New Tech and a Sense of Community: CSUNs Assistive Technology Conference Celebrates 38 Years, CSUN to host multimedia performance that explores climate change, Ghosts Stories: On a Hit TV Show, CSUN Alum Uses His Voice, Tribal Leader, Philanthropist and Acclaimed Author to Receive Honorary Doctorates from CSUN, CSUN Breaks Ground on Autodesk Technology Engagement Center, a Project with National Impact. Lance Venta is Owner and Publisher of RadioInsight.com. It was during that period that Sovel worked as producer for Steve Jones Jonesys Jukebox show and earned the nickname Mr. Terri Nunn, lead singer of Berlin, hosts the new show "Unbound" alongside comedienne Wendy Liebman. The concerts will be held at the Valley Performing Arts Center at California State University, Northridge, where the station is based. Thank you for that request, he responded at one point. Who is shaping the future of rock?, the magazine asked. Rich McKie/WXPN / Getty Images Jeff Penfield has been named interim programmer of 88.5 effective immediately. Several audience members shouted song titles at Adams throughout the set, which has been raising his ire throughout this tour run and almost caused him to walk offstage during his Boston stop. "[12] KCSN also is the L.A. radio partner of World Cafe, the program hosted by Talia Schlanger of WXPN/Philadelphia. Marleah is a sports reporter and anchor at KCTV5 the CBS affiliate in her hometown of Kansas City. Up above: an image of one of Adams actual cats. (File photo. You will continue to hear new music, deep tracks and local music every day of the week. The station simulcasts with KSBR from Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. Kaczor has served as Music Director at KCSN since 2016. These news programs are heard on the HD3 channel. 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. [7] Subsequently, Jackson Browne,[8] The Rides, Ryan Adams, Conor Oberst, David Gray, Sarah McLachlan,[9] and Bonnie Raitt[10] performed at the station's annual benefit concerts. Station officials hope it will continue its journey as a regional home for music lovers and fans. [16] Prior to this, Chanley had guest hosted in Daniels place for several weeks since January. The format switch was controversial, earning the station additional donations but alienating it from its student body base. [2] It became KCSN on February 1, 1973, months after the school became California State University, Northridge; the station was known as "Radio Free Northridge" since 1971.[3]. That audience appreciates a dynamic mix of great legacy artists and newcomers, who create the new mainstream. Over 40 minutes, Gray veered through his back catalogue, offering everything from new, buoyant track Cake and Eat It to 2009 hit Kathleen and Nemesis, which the musician drew out into a ten-plus minute atmospheric jam. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He's also a Latin Roots correspondent for NPR's World Cafe program. WXPN Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. The title track from La Mera Candelaria's album Si Reina, is among Byron Gonzalez's picks for this World Cafe guest DJ session. In 2005 Harcourt published Music Lust, a book of "recommended listening for every mood, moment and reason." 88.5-FM, The SoCal Sound, is a combined effort of California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and Saddleback College, which began simulcasting as 88.5-FM in October 2017, linking the Los Angeles County- and Orange County-based signals. Were going to exercise free will and play our set list, but thank you for liking that song.. Unlike most radio station-sponsored multi-artist concerts, Los Angeles KCSNs annual benefit show is not about singles or which artists topped the charts in 2014. 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. Our Mission. 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A service of California State University, Northridge, KCSN offers a 24-hour, commercial-free blend of rock, alternative, soul, blues and Americana, featuring a wide range of artists such as U2, Bruce Springsteen, Jack White, Arcade Fire, Wilco and Beck. The director works to convey the program's mission to the wider Penn community and to the foundation. He has dedicated his career to highlighting a wide selection of music from established, emerging and independent artists with roots in Latin America, Brazil and Spain. That latter function could easily be filled by commercial stations.. He is very well liked in the industry , said KCSN General Manager, Patrick Osburn. 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. "We're excited about 'The SoCal Sound,'" said program director Marc Kaczor. Public, member-supported 88.5 FM,Southern Californias leading Triple-A (adult album alternative) format radio station,is promoting former music director and show host, Mark Mookie Kaczor to program director. Copyright 2023 RadioInsight / RadioBB Networks. KCSN also mentors California State University, Northridge students in broadcasting, music industry, audio engineering and news production. Students produce six-minute morning news segments that air at 6:30am and 7:30am and three-minute segments at 7am and 8am. The new branding represents our steadfast commitment to music fans and to the artist community. Harcourt hosts the weekday 88.5 FM Morning Music Mix at KCSN in Northridge, California . Station program director Marc Kaczor agreed. Contact Us. The band, which featured Upside Down Mountains producer Jonathan Wilson on guitar, concluded with a rollicking cover of John Prines Pretty Good, during which Oberst fully let loose, running around stage and leaning on Wilsons back in guitar solidarity. Matias Ponce/Stephani "La Mera" Candelaria/Courtesy of the artst, Hispanic Heritage Month On World Cafe: The Playlist, KCSN's Byron Gonzalez Defines Latin Alternative. 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 . 88.5-FM was named non-com music station of the year by JBE Triple-A Summitfest earlier this month. June 5, 2020 The Latin Alt program director Byron Gonzalez shares songs from a few of his favorite artists making music outside the Latin . Kendall Gammon HOST / Chiefs / NFL The cross-platform, contemporary radio program has been struggling since last year after losing federal funding. Menu Degree-Seeking Students; Certificate of Achievement Student; Transferring to CSN; Apprenticeship Students; 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. Lance also advises stations, talent and brands on digital content strategies, programming integrations, and brand extensions. Its a new era in public radio.. When I open the microphone, Im speakingtopeople fromHollywood toMission Viejo,and everywhere in between. 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? 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. This website uses cookies. But KCSN, recently rebranded "the SoCal Sound" because of its Orange County reach, is riding a wave of record-high ratings and revenue. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. When I open the microphone, Im speaking to people from Hollywood to Mission Viejo, and everywhere in between. KCSN's Byron Gonzalez Defines Latin Alternative. KCSN itself has the lowest effective power of any FM station in the area, limited by broadcast power and a low transmitter height. [15], On March 21, 2018, 88.5 FM announced that former KSWD (100.3 The Sound) radio personality Andy Chanley would host afternoon drive, taking over for Sky Daniels who continued as General Manager and Program Director. The new name recognizes the sound the station is known for, and marks the fifth anniversary of the partnership between KCSN, housed at California State University, Northridge, and KSBR, whose home is at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. Its a new era in public radio.. 1:09 AM Wednesday, July 16 2008 Link More by tag: The list was featured in the May 14 edition of the magazine and was based on Billboard's poll of music executives and their view of which programmers have . Station program director Marc Kaczor agreed. We will leave no creative stone unturned during the process of creating great radio.. Oberst came second on the bill, introduced by KCSN program director Sky Daniels, who pleaded with the crowd: "Our mission is to support musicians and we can't do it without you guys. Daniels, who also is nominated for Best Program Director in FMQB Magazines 2016 annual industry poll, said he was honored by the recognition. On the bill: Sarah McLachlan, with special guestLaura Marling, on Dec. 5; Ryan Adams, Conor Oberst and David Gray on Dec. 12. This website uses cookies. With his reduced role at KCRW, Harcourt founded his own company, SamLuna Media Inc., to develop TV and movie projects. 88.5-FM, The SoCal Sound, is a combined effort of California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and Saddleback College, which began simulcasting as 88.5-FM in October 2017, linking the Los Angeles County- and Orange County-based signals. My doctor has been telling me that I cant keep doing this, Daniels said. While 88.5-FM encourages audiences to embrace digital listening alternatives like smart speakers, the mobile app and streaming, our engineers continue to make progress on Orange County and Los Angeles County terrestrial signal improvements, Osburn said. As a classical station, KCSN also aired specialty shows on weekends and in late night. 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.
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