Host Spotlight

by: Mari Frank Jack Bartlett, whom you may know as DJ Polar Bear Jack, brings you great jazz, and its offshoot, every Wednesday from 8 to 10 p.m. right here on KUCI. His show, “Vanguard Again,” explores jazz from the past and present. He even mixes in experimental music and a broad range of genres […]

by: Mari Frank In Southern California we don’t have much use of umbrellas, but Erin Johnson thinks umbrellas are “awesome”. Well, we think she is one “awesome” DJ. Her music show Umbrella Party ran from June 2006 until just last month at the end of March 2009. But we don’t think she’ll be able to […]

by: Mari Frank Genie Luzwick is KUCI’s production director. She is doing a fabulous job putting together workshops, creating public service announcements, helping with promos, station IDs, and collaborating with the KUCI team. MARI: Tell us how you came to KUCI? GENIE: I’m not immaculately sure; I believe it was a booth during one of […]

by: Mari Frank Ziba is one of the first DJ’s I met over four years ago when I came to train at KUCI. She was terrific then as she is now. One of the crucial requirements of DJ training is interning with experienced DJs to practice the skills that you learn from the required class […]

by: Mari Frank Jake Bacon is one of the nicest guys and most helpful DJs at KUCI. Not only is he knowledgeable about production and the sound board, but he is always willing to assist new DJs, and old ones, too, with a smile on his face. Jake’s lively show, Buffalo Bayou, has entertained us […]

by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett On Subversity, host Dan Tsang interviews newsmakers within and beyond the Orange Curtain… folks who shake things up and transgress multiple boundaries. The program which airs from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Mondays began broadcasting live on KUCI September 27, 1993. It ran for 10 years. After a two-year hiatus, it resumed […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett For the last three years, KUCI’s Loud Rock Director Chris Rigney, has hosted Metalmorphosis, currently broadcasting Saturday, midnight to 3 a.m. Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: You’ve been a heavy metal fan since you were, what, 10 years old? Tell me about that… Chris Rigney: My initial interest in heavy metal can be blamed on […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett For the last five years, Serena Sharp has hosted the Serena Sharp Show, during morning drive time on KUCI 88.9 FM and been a fill-in host for CBS Radio, where she’s done her show on 97.1 Free FM KLSX in Los Angeles and 106.9 Free FM KIFR in San Francisco. At 97.1 […]