Back in 2006 we had our listeners come join us for “Breakfast With The Bushwhackers Breakfast Club”. It’s taken us until now to clean up and square things with campus police. If you’d like to have a great FREE breakfast courtesy of Viva’s Restaurant in Santa Cruz, please plan on joining us on Friday, September…
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
By Michael Bryant | Published September 14th, 2010KZSC is not immune to the seasons. We will be celebrating the arrival of fall by switching our program schedule on Monday, October 4th. Do you have a favorite show from this summer? Long-time listeners: is there a program you want us to bring back? We have some surprises coming, but the Great 88 always…
Player of the Month
By Michael Bryant | Published August 23rd, 2010Trinity thinks her dad’s pretty cool. He plays reggae music on the radio. We couldn’t agree more…but it’s spelled “Moore”. Rich Moore, aka “Daddy Spleece”, has been a reggae radio and club DJ for a long time, recently arriving in Santa Cruz and joining The Great 88 as the weekly host of “All Fruits Ripe” …
Two Streams, Twice the Fun
By Michael Bryant | Published August 17th, 2010Don’t forget KZSC has two audio streams running all the time. The older Main Stream is our live broadcast for web listeners, however the often neglected and misunderstood younger Side Stream has its good points too – tons of great music and unusual soundscapes not found anywhere else. We try not to play favorites with…
College: The Best Eight Years of My Life
By Michael Bryant | Published August 12th, 2010UC Santa Cruz is getting ready to welcome back our student body. If your business is interested in reaching over 15,000 students, why not get the word out over the KZSC airwaves. Sponsorship packages are available in many sizes; you can even buy some mini-packages online or we’ll customize a campaign to fit your budget,…
The Square Roots of Radio
By Michael Bryant | Published August 2nd, 2010Short sleeve shirt weather is here – need something new? Show your support for community radio and wear a sporty KZSC shirt at the same time. Each of the four squares depicts a critical link in the broadcast chain – green LPs, pink headphones, yellow mixer and blue soundwaves. It’s like wearing Lucky Charms marshmallows…
Player of the Month
By Michael Bryant | Published August 2nd, 2010KZSC Music Director Tyler Wardwell throws caution to the wind every day. Not only does he deliver the musical goods on 3 weekly shows this summer, but he is the man behind all things music at The Great 88. An MD’s life is full of hard work and long hours but Tyler makes time for evening…
Size Matters.
By Michael Bryant | Published July 27th, 2010KZSC has been adding music to our archives ever since there were 8-track tapes. At last count, we have stored over 70,000 CDs, 12,000 LPs and tons of tapes, 45s and a few things that just look weird. Is that enough? Just ask any music collector and they’ll tell you it’s never enough. If you…
Beatle Fans Are Here, There and Everywhere
By Michael Bryant | Published July 12th, 2010On July 10th, Paul McCartney performed in San Francisco for the first time since The Beatles played their final stadium concert there in 1966. A mere 44 years later, they’re still more popular than (insert religious figure of your choice here). You can hear three hours of John, Paul, George and Ringo on KZSC’s “Here,…
Player of the Month
By Michael Bryant | Published July 6th, 2010We asked our staff which show host our listeners need to know about this month. It only took a minute for everyone to agree on Ms.Lani B. Pictured here with Hawaiian singer & songwriter John Cruz, Lani is the vixen voice of “Wiki Wiki Wednesdays” 6-9 AM mid-week plus this summer’s hot new show, “Great…