In the islands, it’s “Mahalo”; here will simply say Thank You to all our webstream and radio listeners who help by contributing funds to The Great 88. We would not/could not be here without you. If you haven’t made a donation yet or wish to donate again, the “Wiki Wiki” (fast) way to give is…
KZSC pledge poetry.
By Jazz and Blues Boss | Published March 9th, 2012music babies fly kay zee es sea it seems the place to be that sugar shack in the trees radio – waves through the breeze where else could you find these, music babies? all differences come together in the air kay zee es…see? we dared to care djs, listeners – have a love together shared…
Bearing Down On the Pledge Drive
By Michael Bryant | Published March 8th, 2012This is Mai. She and Cuddles the Bear prepare a yummy pink box of donuts daily for our volunteers during KZSC’s Pledge Drive. We love these as much as the next person but seven days of donuts can make one weak. You can help. By doing a donation by phone at 831-459-4036, we’ll have to…
So Far, So Good
By Michael Bryant | Published March 5th, 2012We’ve got a lot to shout about during our 2012 On-Air Pledge Drive. It’s our 45th Anniversary; we’ve got special programming and gifts for you when you donate and our program hosts have been drinking coffee and eating donuts for 48 hours straight. Do your part to help us get to our goal (and back…
Waiting for Your Call
By Michael Bryant | Published March 2nd, 2012Overly dramatic? A little, but it’s been a while since we’ve heard from you. Our message is simple: listeners need to support community radio or it shrivels up and goes away. The Great 88 is in the midst of the 2012 On-Air Pledge Drive this week; we hope you’ll call and donate money. Give us…
Bins & Purges
By Music Librarian | Published February 26th, 2012Sad But True Fact: we can’t keep every bit of music we’ve ever received here at KZSC; the four walls just can’t hold it all. New stuff spends 60 days in the air studio but after that we’ve got to make hard decisions whether or not it goes into our music library archives or gets…
The Residents + Discovery Channel = ?
By Volunteer Coordinator | Published February 25th, 2012As KZSC’s friendly neighborhood Volunteer Coordinator, it is within my job description to give new students (soon-to-be the future generations of our staff) tours of our log cabin home. The Willy Wonka-esque reveal of KZSC’s CD library and its 60,000+ inhabitants never fails to make eyes widen and mouths gape, and the delight and astonishment…
Sneak Preview
By Michael Bryant | Published February 16th, 2012Just in time for Spring Training, The Great 88 will be offering a new baseball-style jersey shirt during March. To commemorate our 45th year of broadcasting from UCSC, the shirt features a KZSC 45 RPM single on the front and the number 45 on the back. The new shirt is still in the production stage…
Students Hitting the Airwaves!
By Intro to Radio Instuctor | Published February 6th, 2012As Class Instructor, I’ll clue you in on a little secret: the current Intro to Radio class students (pictured on left) are starting their six-week mentorships this week! This means that some of your favorite shows will have an extra DJ for the next few weeks, culminating in the student programming an hour by themselves…
Celebrating 45 Years of Noise…
By Michael Bryant | Published January 9th, 2012Long before we became KZSC, students were broadcasting at UC Santa Cruz. In 1967 these pirates boarded the airwaves as KRUZ from the basement of Stevenson Dorm 2. It didn’t take long for both the FCC and UCSC administrators to realize there was “a problem”, but the broadcast seed was planted. Forty-five years later, KZSC…