Author: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, host of Writers on Writing This fall it’s the anniversary of Howdylicious! How’s that feel? I honestly can’t believe the time has gone by so fast. It seems like yesterday that I was in training and learning how everything worked, and suddenly, 15 years went by. Talk about what prompted you to […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Tell me about your show. Off The Couch is about introducing people to ways of pursuing active lifestyles. I invite guests to be ambassadors of their sport, or activity, to sell it, tell us how to get into it, and offer a few pointers. I’ve been focused a bit on running, but […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett What is the best part about doing your show? The best part of my show is when someone takes the time to actually call in and say how much they enjoy what I am playing, I take a long time preparing a playlist, so when someone takes the time to call in, […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett How did you choose the topic of your show? Since I was ten, phrases like social justice and mass movements have excited me. My dad taught me about progressive Filipino youth groups, and I eventually joined a group in high school called Anakbayan in Los Angeles. I learned about grassroots organizing and […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Born and raised in N.Y.C., he moved to California with his family and attended UCI, graduating with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music. Besides being a professional musician (Pacific Symphony, South Coast Symphony, et al.), Michael is also a music instructor (privately and high schools) and was a journalist for more than […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Tell us about your Sunday afternoon radio show, The Darkling Eclectica , which airs from 4-6 p.m. PT. When I arrived at UCI as a student in 1983, I had no idea what I wanted to major in and even less of an idea what I wanted to do with my life. […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett With 20 years of DJ-ing experience, Dennis Simms has held residencies at famous clubs like Metropolis (Irvine, CA) C2K at The Venetian (Las Vegas, NV) and The Shark Club (Costa Mesa, CA). Among those Dennis Simms has performed with include Junior Vasquez, Taylor, Danny Tanaglia, Frankie Bones, Sandra Collins, Crystal Method, David […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett You’ve been at KUCI for a while — almost as long as me! In a very big nutshell, tell our listeners (and readers) about the shows you’ve hosted or Djed while here. I’ve been at the station for twelve years now! I started out in the KUCI training class during my freshman […]