At The Great 88 we see many students walk in and out of our doors. As much as we would like to keep them locked inside to do all of our busy work for us, they (un)fortunately graduate and leave us. This year I have had the pleasure of working with all of these wonderful…
DJ Fantasy Camp
By Michael Bryant | Published May 10th, 2012What do you see when you look in the mirror…do you see a radio DJ? During our recent On-Air Pledge Drive, one thank you gift option was joining our “DJ Fantasy Camp”; a chance to come to the station, meet some of our staff and live the glamorous life of a KZSC DJ for a…
Thanks To The Ladies…
By Michael Bryant | Published November 1st, 2011Breakfast in Bed, one of the longest-running programs on radio anywhere that celebrates music by women, was one of the Sunday “closers” during our Fall On-Air Fundraising Drive. The trio of Carol, Lani and LC worked their magic and their devoted male and female listeners called in with enough donations to reach our 7-day goal….
Influenced
By Program Review Committee | Published May 28th, 2011As a kid going to junior high near Baltimore, Maryland in the middle of the 1960′s, I grew up in a generation where transistor radios ruled our teenage world.. It was during 6th grade when I got my first silver beauty-a Zenith- that was a precursor of today’s mobile electronic wizardry. I remember many a…
Player of the Month
By Michael Bryant | Published February 24th, 2011J is for Jessica at KZSC. Host of “Vanishing Point”, Jessica has been following music since she was old enough to wear headphones. Besides digging out post-punk and New Wave gems to spin on her show each week, Jessica’s other passions include knitting and skydiving – but not at the same time. Oh yes, she’s…
Player Of The Month
By Michael Bryant | Published December 3rd, 2010DJ Abraham Mekuria originally hails from Ethiopia, where he first heard reggae music. He’s been a fan of the genre ever since and a fixture on KZSC’s Saturday night schedule longer than most of us can remember. Abraham’s favorite part of hosting “Strictly Rockers”? “Spinning the old-school reggae and dub music and talking with listeners”….
Player Of The Month
By Michael Bryant | Published November 13th, 2010Oliver’s his name. Sex, Dope and Cheap Thrills is his game…or show. Oliver Kopitz has been influenced by music that was made before he was born: The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and of course Big Brother & The Holding Company. In fact his show’s title was the original title of their album that became known…
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” …
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…
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…