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Top Chef Triad Joins Panel of Pie Tasters

TOP CHEF TRIAD JOINS PANEL OF PIE TASTERS

Huell Howser Also Named a Judge For KCRW 4th Annual Good Food Pie Contest

SANTA MONICA, CA., August 26, 2012 – KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) is pleased to announce the final names for the 4th annual Good Food Pie Contest which include television personality Huell Howser who has agreed to be a taste-tester alongside an esteemed panel of palates. A notable Top Chef Triad also joins the group including Top Chef Michael Voltaggio of Ink restaurant, Top Chef Ilan Hall of The Gorbals and Top Chef Masters judge and LAist Food Editor Krista Simmons. Chef Kris Morningstar and Pastry Chef Josh Graves of Ray’s at LACMA and the newly opened Coffee + Milk cafe and bakery also at LACMA round out the list for the star-studded panel.

The Good Food Pie-A-Day festivities which include daily pie photos and recipes from renowned pastry chefs, bakers, cookbook writers and listeners on the Good Food blog and will continue in the weeks leading up to the contest which takes place on September 8.

For the second year, the event will take place at LACMA and will feature a special art-themed pie category. This year, bakers can submit pies inspired by Metropolis II by Chris Burden who coincidentally, our own Good Food on the Road host Jonathan Gold, once worked for as a studio assistant. He also shared what he thought a pie in the category might look and taste like in Saturday’s episode of Good Food with Evan Kleiman.

In addition to receiving free admission to LACMA for wearing an apron that day, attendees can participate in the apron fashion show which will take place shortly after the festivities kick off.

To more information and to see a complete list of judges for the 4th Annual Good Food Pie Contest please visit www.kcrw.com/pie. For all things pie and to check out the Good Food Pie-A-Day blog posts, please visit: www.kcrw.com/goodfood

Jonathan Gold shares his thoughts on a Metropolis II inspired pie

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Alyssa King – KCRW
(310) 314-4627
alyssa.king@kcrw.org

 

About Good Food Pie Contest:

Now in its fourth year, the Good Food Pie Contest started in 2009 when KCRW Good Food Host and Chef Evan Kleiman set out to make pie. As a chef and restaurant owner for over 25 years, Evan finally realized it was time to take on the delicious dessert. That summer, Evan made a pie a day and blogged about it on KCRW’s Good Food Blog. Her passion set off a pie fervor across LA and the Good Food Pie Contest was born. Good Food has since become a platform for all things pie – Evan has interviewed pie experts from across the country on-air and continues to chronicle her pie adventures on the Good Food Blog.

About KCRW:
KCRW 89.9FM, licensed to Santa Monica College, is an NPR affiliate based in Southern California. The Santa Monica-based nonprofit represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura Counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara Counties and the greater Palm Springs area. KCRW’s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide via KCRW.com, including three streaming channels, 27 podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances. Hear KCRW music online, all the time, on the ALL music stream Eclectic24.

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Bakers serve slices of pie to contest attendees

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KCRW Sets Goal To Donate 150,000 Meals During Summer Pledge Drive

KCRW SETS GOAL TO DONATE 150,000 MEALS DURING SUMMER PLEDGE DRIVE

Radio Station Partners with Los Angeles Regional Food Bank for Second Time

 SANTA MONICA, CA, August 16, 2012 – KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) is pleased to announce they will again partner with the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in an effort to fight hunger in the Los Angeles community. After partnering with the organization for their Winter Pledge Drive earlier in the year, the station set an ambitious goal to donate nearly twice as many meals during their Summer Pledge Drive which begins today.

“More than 1.7 million residents of Los Angeles County are food insecure and struggling to put food on the table for themselves and their families,” said Michael Flood, President and CEO of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. “These are people that experience the lack of food multiple times throughout the year. This may mean having to involuntarily skip meals, go hungry and for parents, forgo eating so their children have food. We are excited to join KCRW in battling this fight against hunger in our community.”

“KCRW has always been an organization that makes LA a better place to live. The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is the same,” KCRW General Manager Jennifer Ferro said. “We are so happy to offer our members the chance to give up a gift for themselves and instead provide a gift of food to people truly in need in our region.”

When KCRW first partnered with the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in January, supporters were given the option to donate meals instead of receiving a premium gift. For every $10/month donation to the station during the 9-day drive, 40 meals were in turn donated to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. KCRW was able to donate over 80,000 meals during that time.

The KCRW fall pledge drive runs through Friday, August 24. To support KCRW please visit www.kcrw.com/join.

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Alyssa King – KCRW
(310) 314-4627
alyssa.king@kcrw.org

 

About KCRW
KCRW 89.9FM, licensed to Santa Monica College, is an NPR affiliate based in Southern California. The Santa Monica-based nonprofit represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura Counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara Counties and the greater Palm Springs area. KCRW’s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide via KCRW.com, including three streaming channels, 27 podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances. Hear KCRW music online, all the time, on the ALL music stream Eclectic24.

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KCRW Presents Special Edition of The Moth Mainstage

KCRW PRESENTS SPECIAL EDITION OF THE MOTH MAINSTAGE

Benefit Performance Features Evening Of Live Stories and Music

 

SANTA MONICA, CA, August 13, 2012 – For one night only, KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) is pleased to present a special edition of The Moth Mainstage. Taking place at the historic Avalon Hollywood, “Carpe Diem: Stories of Our Most Vital Moments” features some of the best storytellers around for an evening of live stories without any notes.

Following the performance, KCRW DJs and The Moth storytellers will host an after party at the adjacent Bardot. Top level ticket holders will have a chance to sip complementary beer & wine and chat with The Moth storytellers after the performance. KCRW DJs Chris Douridas and Travis Holcombe will be on the decks each spinning live sets throughout the evening.

A limited 5-week run of The Moth Radio Hour began airing yesterday on KCRW and will continue Sunday mornings through September 9. The radio series features the best stories contributed from The Moth with the special episodes beginning with a collaboration with the World Science Festival.

A limited number of pre-sale tickets for the The Moth Mainstage event are available for purchase today, Monday, August 13 at the KCRW website. Additional tickets will be released for the December 5 event in the upcoming months. A portion of the ticket price is tax deductible. For more information and to purchase your pre-sale tickets, please visit www.kcrw.com/themothlive.

 

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Alyssa King – KCRW
(310) 314-4627
alyssa.king@kcrw.org

 

About KCRW

KCRW 89.9FM, licensed to Santa Monica College, is an NPR affiliate based in Southern California. The Santa Monica-based nonprofit represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura Counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara Counties and the greater Palm Springs area. KCRW’s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide via KCRW.com, including three streaming channels, 27 podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances. Hear KCRW music online, all the time, on the ALL music stream Eclectic24.

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“La Burbuja” Makes Recording Debut: Celebrate Sonic Trace Launch

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“LA BURBUJA” MAKES RECORDING DEBUT

Celebrate Sonic Trace Launch with KCRW at Guelaguetza Restaurant

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On Thursday, August 9, KCRW is celebrating the launch of Sonic Trace at Restaurante Guelaguetza with traditional Oaxaca food, drink and music. The event also marks the official debut of “La Burbuja” or “The Bubble” the winner of the Sonic Trace Design Challenge submitted by Hugo Martinez and Christin To, co-founders of MAT-TER Design + Build Studio. The traveling sound booth, which resembles a silvery orb that opens in sections like a chocolate orange to reveal a womb-like recording space, will visit communities across Los Angeles collecting immigrant stories.

A multi-platform story-telling experience, Sonic Trace begins in the heart of Los Angeles and crosses into Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Part radio, part video, part mapping project, Sonic Trace asks ¿Por qué te vas? ¿Por qué te quedas? ¿Por qué regresas? Why do you go? Why do you stay? And, what makes you return?

** Be one of the FIRST to record your story inside La Burbuja! Join community members, station supporters, media and more! **

WHO:

The KCRW Sonic Trace Producers (Anayansi Diaz-Cortes and Eric Pearse Chavez) and MAT-TER Design + Build Studio co-founders (Hugo Martinez and Christin To) will be at the event and are available for interviews and photo opps. (Please contact me directly if you are interested in speaking with Anayansi and/or Hugo.)

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Guelaguetza

3014 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90006

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Thursday, August 9, 2012 from 7:00PM – 10:00PM 

Check out the Sonic Trace Launch Event Facebook page for more information

** Hugo is racing against the clock to build La Burbuja by the August 9 debut! You can support Sonic Trace by becoming a La Burbuja Backer and donating to the Sonic Trace Kickstarter Page HERE. Get updates on Hugo’s progress and help us reach our goal – we’ll be halfway to our deadline at our Sonic Trace Launch Event! **

**Media Coverage Invited**

MEDIA CONTACT:
Alyssa King – KCRW
(310) 314-4627
alyssa.king@kcrw.org

 

About KCRW
KCRW 89.9FM, licensed to Santa Monica College, is an NPR affiliate based in Southern California. The Santa Monica-based nonprofit represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura Counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara Counties and the greater Palm Springs area. KCRW’s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide via KCRW.com, including three streaming channels, 27 podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances. Hear KCRW music online, all the time, on the ALL music stream Eclectic24.

 

About SONIC TRACE
Sonic Trace is part of Localore, a national initiative of AIR–Association for Independents in Radio — with principal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It is produced in partnership with AIR and Zeega. The broadcast home of Sonic Trace is KCRW’s Independent Producer Project. A very special thanks to the Awesome Foundation for helping us fund La Burbuja.

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Radio Icon Joe Frank Returns to KCRW

RADIO ICON JOE FRANK RETURNS TO KCRW

Peabody Winner Produces Special Episode of KCRW Program UnFictional

 

SANTA MONICA, CA, July 19, 2012 – KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) is pleased to announce American radio icon Joe Frank will return to KCRW to produce a special episode of UnFictional. Over the years, his work inspired millions from Ira Glass to David Sedaris and he is the recipient of many prestigious awards including an Emmy and Peabody Award. As a former producer at the station for sixteen years, Frank created several radio programs beginning with Joe Frank: Work In Progress.

“I’m excited to be returning to KCRW as a part of the outstanding public radio series UnFictional. During the last few months I’ve become a fan and look forward to each engaging, diverse and illuminating broadcast,” says Joe Frank.

Known for his ability to engage others through storytelling, Frank is an ideal fit for the UnFictional series. His monologues and radio dramas are known to be philosophical, often times funny and sometimes dark. ‘Dreamers’, the title of his upcoming episode, embraces all of these elements as it addresses questions regarding time and mortality.

“‘Dreamers’ includes stories about a family’s tragic visit to Palestine, a man who attends a dinner party after learning he might be dying, and a contemplation of different perspectives on time,” explains Frank.

“I’m thrilled to be able to present new work from Joe Frank on my program UnFictional. Joe is one of the true public radio pioneers and without his incredible work, programs like mine wouldn’t exist,” says UnFictional Producer Bob Carlson. “Frank’s early programs introduced me to the power and possibilities of modern radio storytelling. Listening to one of his stories is a mesmerizing and disorienting experience. If you’ve never heard one before, you’re in for a trip.”

The episode will air LIVE this Friday at 7:30pm PST on 89.9 FM (in Southern California) or www.kcrw.com and again on Tuesday, July 24 at 2:30pm. The episode will also be available this Friday, July 20 at www.kcrw.com/unfictional to download, stream and podcast for non-Angelenos and for those who cannot tune in live.

UnFictional, part of the KCRW Independent Producer Project, features captivating stories of real life told by writers and performers. It is a showplace for documentaries created by the most talented producers and storytellers from Los Angeles and around the country. For more information on UnFictional please visit www.kcrw.com/unfictional

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CONTACT:
Alyssa King – KCRW
(310) 314-4627
alyssa.king@kcrw.org

About KCRW
KCRW 89.9FM, licensed to Santa Monica College, is an NPR affiliate based in Southern California. The Santa Monica-based nonprofit represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura Counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara Counties and the greater Palm Springs area. KCRW’s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide via KCRW.com, including three streaming channels, 27 podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances. Hear KCRW music online, all the time, on the ALL music stream Eclectic24.

About UnFictional
UnFictional is a program of storytellers and documentaries that cover the ground between the sophisticated and the profane. Audiences will hear captivating stories of real life told by writers and performers with a talent for tales that will suck you in. The program also features documentaries created by the most talented producers from around the country. UnFictional is one part of the Independent Producer Project, an initiative to cultivate and support the work of independent radio producers and other writers and artists. The idea is to create a clearinghouse of creativity both online and on the air.

About Joe Frank and KCRW
Working at KCRW from 1986 to 2002, Joe Frank created four distinctive series, “Work in Progress,” “In The Dark,” “Somewhere Out There,” and “The Other Side.” At KCRW, Frank was honored with the Peabody Award, broadcasting’s highest honor, and he went on to develop works for stage, television and film, in addition to publishing two books. He subsequently received an Emmy Award for “Joe Frank Storyteller” on PBS and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Third Coast International Audio Festival. He is also a Guggenheim fellow.

 

http://www.kcrw.com/unfictional

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KCRW Returns as Official Radio Sponsor for the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC)

KCRW DJ Raul Campos will serve as the official LAMC host for his 5th year for major events at
Central Park SummerStage and Celebrate Brooklyn At Prospect Park

LAMC runs from July 11 – 14 in New York City.

KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) returns as the official presenting radio sponsor for the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC), with DJ Raul Campos taking the reins as host of the festivities for the 5th year in a row.

“KCRW has been a constant and, at times, singular voice for many of the bands that are featured at the LAMC,” said LAMC founder Tomas Cookman.  “We feel that there is no better radio outlet in the country to partner up with that understands the many different sounds and genres that fall under the LAMC and Latin Alternative umbrella as does KCRW.”

LAMC features up and coming Latin artists such as LA’s own La Santa Cecilia as well as established icons like Kinky. The annual conference, held in New York July 11 – 14, features concerts all over the city – including Central Park SummerStage and Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park – as well as an array of panels.

“There is nothing else like LAMC, where the Latin world converges on NYC for 4 days of great music. It’s opened up my ears to so many new artists and gives us a chance to experience favorites that rarely venture to the U.S.,” said Ariana Morgenstern, producer of KCRW’s signature music show Morning Becomes Eclectic.

In addition to his hosting duties Campos, whose show airs weeknights from 10pm to midnight PST on KCRW, will be included on a panel entitled “Finding Your Audience in the Ever-Changing Radio Landscape”, which will discuss how public radio, satellite and other specialty programs are providing new opportunities for Latin artists.

The panel is on Thursday, July 12 at 2pm.

Check out the  2012 LAMC line-up playlist on Spotify to hear music from all the bands performing this year. Registration is currently discounted at only $199 until July 1st.

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Raul Campos, LAMC HOST and KCRW DJ

“Since it’s inception, LAMC has been about taking an underground and alternative sound and exposing it to the masses. The symbiotic relationship that exists between LAMC and KCRW is magical. We’re on the same mission and it’s very gratifying to know how we’ve championed this sound and helped a lot of these acts become household names.” DJ Raul Campos

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KCRW at LAMC 2012

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KCRW Voices Support for Corporation for Public Broadcasting

KCRW Response to Corporation for Public Broadcasting Funding Report
June 20, 2012

On June 20, 2012, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting submitted a special report on alternate funding options to Congress. The CPB was instructed by Congress to investigate whether public radio and television could survive without federal funding. 

An independent agency prepared the report and concluded that public radio and television could not survive without federal funding unless it adopted five drastic measures to raise funds. These options include the acceptance of commercial advertising funds and restricting access via subscription. The report also concluded that altering the non-commercial mission would reduce existing funding sources, resulting in a net loss of revenue for public radio and tv stations.

KCRW plays an active role in advocating for federal funding of public broadcasting. An assertive voice on the Hill, General Manager Jennifer Ferro regularly meets with lawmakers to explain how cuts to the CPB would significantly affect the entire public broadcasting system and stations like KCRW that are providing an important service to their community.

Upon Wednesday’s release of the CPB report, KCRW has shared the following statement:

KCRW’s primary responsibility is to serve the audience – not shareholders, nor advertisers. There’s nothing else like that in today’s media space. Federal funding from the CPB accounts for eight percent of the KCRW budget. It is seed money that allows the station to serve its local community with balanced and high quality news, information and cultural programming. KCRW is able to leverage this funding many times over into wide community and individual support. We help to inform our community which is an essential part of any democracy. Public stations also provide critical, real time support in times of natural disasters. KCRW is a pillar in our community, is freely accessible and provides a service that cannot be easily duplicated.

Click here to access the full CPB Report

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KCRW Names “La Burbuja” Winner Of The Sonic Trace Design Competition

KCRW NAMES “LA BURBUJA” WINNER OF THE SONIC TRACE DESIGN COMPETITION
MAT-TER Design + Build Studio Submits Winning Sound Booth Concept

SANTA MONICA, CA, June 20, 2012 – KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) is pleased to announce that La Burbuja or “the Bubble” designed by MAT-TER Design + Build Studio, is the winner of the Sonic Trace Design Competition. The contest challenged designers, architects, builders and visionaries to create a portable sound booth which will be used to record stories for a new media project and radio series, Sonic Trace.

A multi-platform story-telling experience, Sonic Trace is produced by KCRW in partnership with the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR). It begins in the heart of Los Angeles and crosses into Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Part radio, part video, part mapping project, Sonic Trace asks ¿Por qué te vas? ¿Por qué te quedas? ¿Por qué regresas? Why do you go? Why do you stay? And, what makes you return?

“We are honored and excited to win a competition with which I have such an intimate personal connection,” says Hugo Martinez, co-founder of MAT-TER Design + Build Studio. “I come from that background. I am an immigrant. I came from Mexico at a very early age. I do have a history to tell, and it became something very personal that not only expresses what I went through but what my entire family went through.”

One of 30 entries, La Burbuja was submitted by Hugo Martinez and Christin To, co-founders of MAT-TER Design + Build Studio. The sound booth, which will travel all over Los Angeles, resembles a silvery orb that would open up in sections like a chocolate orange to reveal a womb-like recording space inside. The concept was for a “non-place”, in which the interviewee would be suspended in time and space, while bystanders would see themselves reflected in a globe both dematerialized and opaque.

“Eric and I were humbled by the response and the chance many designers took to dream of something more than the basic structure we originally anticipated building,” says Anayansi Diaz-Cortez, co-producer of Sonic Trace. “The Sonic Trace project is deeply personal to us, and its success will remain largely on the stories we are able to gather. La Burbuja encompasses all of the elements we were searching for: portable, practical, creative and most of all, inviting.”

La Burbuja, along with all submitted designs will be on display at the KCRW/DnA booth at this weekend’s Dwell on Design show and can also be viewed at the KCRW DnA Blog. For more information on the Sonic Trace project please visit: www.kcrw.com/sonictrace

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About KCRW
KCRW 89.9FM, licensed to Santa Monica College, is an NPR affiliate based in Southern California. The Santa Monica-based nonprofit represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura Counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara Counties and the greater Palm Springs area. KCRW’s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide via KCRW.com, including three streaming channels, 27 podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances. Hear KCRW music online, all the time, on the ALL music stream Eclectic24.

About Sonic Trace
Sonic Trace is KCRW’s multi-platform story-telling experience produced in partnership with the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR). Sonic Trace is produced by Anayansi Diaz-Cortes and Eric Pearse Chavez. It is part of Localore, a national initiative of AIR–Association for Independents in Radio– with principal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The project is produced in collaboration with Zeega, a non-profit inventing new forms of interactive storytelling. Its broadcast home is KCRW’s Independent Producer Project. The project will go live in Fall 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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KCRW Launches HD-2 Channel

KCRW LAUNCHES HD-2 CHANNEL

Second HD Channel to Broadcast KCRW’s Signature Music Programming “Eclectic24”

 

SANTA MONICA, CA, June 1, 2012 – KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) announced today the launch of a second HD channel, which will make their 24-hour music channel, Eclectic24, available on HD radios across Southern California.

The newest HD channel is another example of KCRW’s growing commitment to providing listeners with choices in how they consume the public radio station’s programming. The free, full service HD channel will broadcast KCRW’s signature music programming, Eclectic24. Created by former KCRW music director and current DJ Chris Douridas, Eclectic24 is KCRW’s 24-hour music discovery center, offering an eclectic menu of artists and musical styles drawn from the playlists of the station’s talented stable of deejays.

“KCRW’s mission is to share the best of music, news and culture, with as wide an audience as possible and through whatever means available,” says KCRW General Manager Jennifer Ferro. “This technology allows us to deliver our excellent full-service music station, Eclectic24, to people where they spend a lot of time listening – through their car radio. We’re excited to add this new station to LA’s radio mix.”

Always progressive and embracing new technology, the launch of Eclectic24 on HD-2 is one of several initiatives KCRW has implemented over the past several months, including the highly acclaimed Music Mine iPad app. In January, KCRW was one of the first public stations to simulcast music and news streams on iHeartRadio in an effort to expand the reach of public radio.

Listeners can enjoy Eclectic24 on the KCRW HD-2 channel by using any HD enabled radio and tuning in to the station’s local frequency.* To learn more about HD radio please visit: www.kcrw.com/HD2

* The terrestrial station serves Los Angeles and Orange Counties at 89.9 FM, Ventura County at 89.1 FM on KCRU/Oxnard-Ventura, the greater Palm Springs area at 89.3 FM on KCRI/Indio-Palm Springs and Kern, and Northern LA Counties at 88.1 FM on KCRY/Mojave/Antelope Valley.

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CONTACT:
Alyssa King – KCRW
(310) 314-4627
alyssa.king@kcrw.org

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“The Business” Wins Coveted Gracie Award

“THE BUSINESS” RECIEVES COVETED 2012 GRACIE AWARD

KCRW Program Wins Award for “Outstanding Talk Show

SANTA MONICA, CA, May 23, 2012 – KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) radio program The Business has received a 2012 Gracie Award for “Outstanding Talk Show” in the entertainment and information categories among the local, public, online and student winners. The weekly show was recognized by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation for its excellence in programming for, by and about women. Winners were recognized at the Annual Gracies Luncheon, held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

Led by a dynamic female duo, The Business explores “the business of show business” going beyond the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to reveal the inner workings of the entertainment industry. Host Kim Masters, who also serves as Editor-at-Large of the Hollywood Reporter, was awarded Entertainment Journalist of the Year by the LA Press Club in June 2011 for her work on The Business. Darby Maloney, a producer of the show since 2007, has received both a Golden Mike Award and a National Entertainment Journalism Award for work on the program.

“Congratulations to both Host Kim Masters and Producer Darby Maloney on their much-deserved Gracie award,” says Jennifer Ferro, general manager at KCRW. “The Business is an excellent show that looks at this incredibly powerful industry that reaches across the globe.  It’s the one place that goes beyond the box office numbers and celebrities and focuses on what makes Hollywood tick.”

Launched in June 2004, The Business has become a KCRW mainstay. Highly regarded in the entertainment industry, The Business features an analysis of top Hollywood news with John Horn of the Los Angeles Times, in-depth interviews and the occasional feature story. A variety of notable guests have appeared on the show including, Matt Damon, Morgan Spurlock, Werner Herzog, Randy Newman and Jimmy Kimmel to name a few.

The Business airs on KCRW Monday afternoons from 2:30-3:00pm PST. It can also be heard on public radio stations across the country, and worldwide, including WNYC, New York and WDET, Detroit.

For more information on The Business please visit www.kcrw.com/thebusiness.

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CONTACT:

Alyssa King – KCRW

(310) 314-4627

alyssa.king@kcrw.org

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KCRW Celebrates the Gracie Award for "The Business"

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