Archive for January, 2010

5 Things I Love About the KCRW Subscription Drive

Laura Shumate, KCRW’s Drive Director.

Greetings all! My name is Laura Shumate. I am KCRW’s Drive Director and I absolutely love the Pledge Drives – the 11-day event where the entire station, business communities and listeners all come together to help keep this vital resource alive and kicking. If you’ve ever participated as a pledge drive phone volunteer, then you know the drive is all that – alive and kicking! Wonder what I’m talking about? Well, here are my 5 Favorite Things about the KCRW Pledge Drives:
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5 Designers to Look Out For

Mathieu Schreyer, KCRW DJ.

I’ve always believed that the way you dress is an expression of who you are — it didn’t help growing up surrounded by four sisters and going to French schools!
So, I decided to pick 5 clothing lines and designers that are coming up and taking their craft seriously.
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Top 5 Record Stores to Cultivate Your Complete Addiction to Vinyl

Michael Barnes, KCRW DJ.

My name is Michael, and I am a (mostly) recovering vinyl junkie. There was a time in the not so distant past where I’d spend whatever money I had on records. Rent, food money, clothing expenses, all were secondary to an insatiable need for vinyl. Nowadays I’m not nearly as crazily addicted as I used to be, but I still appreciate a great record store.
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