KSCO Celebrates 27 Years
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A SANTA CRUZ-MONTEREY JOURNAL VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1 JANUARY 31, 2018 KSCO TIMES Over the years KSCO took advantage of its Monterey Bay Area location, where MZ KSCO Celebrates 27 Years says there are “more characters per square Under Zwerling Ownership inch than anywhere else on the planet,” by introducing more and more local hosts with n January 4, 1967, a 15-year-old nerdy Santa Cruz High School student, Michael locally-originated, interactive talkback radio Zwerling “MZ,” was fired from his weekly half-hour high school radio show on KSCO programs on virtually any topic you can O for making a fart noise on the air. He vowed he would own the station someday. imagine. That day came just over 24 years later on January 31, 1991 when MZ officially became the At last count, there were more than 85 owner of KSCO AM 1080, and he announced it in an ad in Good Times published that same day. local voices who regularly present long- and short-form programming on KSCO, and this Here is an excerpt from that ad: number will only grow. Probably the most popular local personality on KSCO from 1999 through 2014 was MZ’s mother, Kay Zwerling, from Kay Zwerling whom MZ inherited his love for talk radio. Kay wrote and delivered 3-5 minute commentaries that would air multiple times throughout the day and night on KSCO. AM 1080 Many but not all of Kay’s commentaries KSCO were political and controversial in nature; TALK RADIO CLIP & SAVE others shared her experiences and philosophies from her long life, which lasted nine-plus decades and ended on January An Open Letter To All Residents Of 3, 2017, more than five years after she Santa Cruz County From Michael Zwerling published her book, “For KSCO I’m Kay Today, Thursday, January 31, 1991 is a very special day. Today, my life-long Zwerling” at the age of 90. dream of becoming the owner of KSCO Radio AM 1080 came true. KSCO AM 1080 is that radio station in the art deco-style building on Portola serve our local communities. Over the last Drive. Itís three towers project skyward from Corcoran Lagoon, creating a THE PRESENT 27 years we have done just that, many whopping 10,000-watt signal which can be heard clearly from Santa Rosa to How does one fill a 24-hour, round-the-clock, times over. Sacramento and throughout the central valley, as well as the entire Monterey seven-days-a-week, 365-days-a-year program How does one get to be a talk host on Bay Area. (The station has also been heard from as far away as Canada, Hawaii, schedule for a talk radio station with content KSCO? One of three ways: and Japan!). It is the only radio station which can be heard clearly and without of interest to the local communities of the breakup during the daytime commute over Highway 17. Monterey Bay Area? 1) Purchase the time (This works best if you KSCO AM 1080 was built in 1947 by an extremely talented, dedicated, self- We started by affiliating with the have a business or profession to promote in a long, interactive form); taught local engineer, Vernon Berlin, with the support of the McPherson family, undisputed worldwide king of talk radio, owners of the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper. Rush Limbaugh, whom we carry live each 2) Arrange for businesses to sponsor you and weekday from 9am to 12 noon. Having Over the years residents of Santa Cruz County have depended on KSCO your show on KSCO; or Rush exclusively in your market in the 3) Make a detailed proposal for a program to AM 1080 for vital news and information during local emergencies. If you radio business is like having a McDonald’s our programming department. experienced the floods of 1955 and 1982, or, more recently, the devastating franchise in the fast food business; i.e., you earthquake of October 17, 1989, you know KSCO AM 1080 as a good friend. are GUARANTEED to have a large audience. Make sure the proposal includes a logical, Once Rush was set, it made sense to methodical business plan for both you and introduce hosts and topics that would best the station to generate revenue. ADVERTISING KSCO hosts & programs BROADCAST LIVE AT TIMES LISTED AND AVAILABLE ON DEMAND 24/7 ONLINE COMMUTES SPECIAL INTEREST GOOD MORNING MONTEREY BAY THE CANNABIS CONNECTION with Christopher Carr with Rosemary Chalmers & Rick O’Shea Friday 8-9 PM Monday - Friday 6-9 AM Stimulating conversation with professionals, activists, researchers and Rosie and Rick discuss current events as well as local happenings on this experts striving to demystify common misconceptions about cannabis. “Our upbeat, fun and beloved talk radio show with local news, traffic reports, and goal is to educate and open a dialogue surrounding the potential that this weather updates, plus regular segments from a host of local newsmakers and plant provides to treat ailments but also heal our society from a social and appropriate experts on topics of the day. economic standpoint,” explains host Christopher Carr. “ We hope to remedy the negative social stigma surrounding Cannabis.” FLIGHT 1080 with Pilot Dave Michaels & Various Co-Pilots Monday - Friday 4-7 PM THE DOCTOR FUTURE SHOW with Dr. & Mrs. Future The flight mission of Dave and his trusty co-pilot Brad is to search the Tuesday 2-4 PM headlines and bring up issues that matter to you. Traffic and weather updates can help avoid dreaded traffic jams from Monterey to San Jose and west of The always informative and entertaining Doctor and Gilroy. Audience participation is key. Listen online at KSCO.com, download the Mrs. Future discuss science, technology, app on your phone, and tune your radio to 1080 am. In Santa Cruz the FM signal is 104.1, in San Jose the Internet and THE FUTURE. it’s 107.9 and in Watsonville, 95.7. THE FOOD CHAIN with Michael Olson FREE SPEECH ZONE Saturday 9-10 AM Named California’s Ag News Show of the Year, this what’s-eating-what Food WHAT’S LEFT with Billy Sunshine & Brad Kava Chain Radio Show brings the people, politics and technologies of food to an Thursday 2-4 PM audience hungry to know who is putting what in their food. The Food Chain “We are anti-Rush, unabashed liberals who take on local and national issues from is broadcast from KSCO to a national audience on the GCN Radio Network. the left side of the dial, the side that keeps Santa Cruz weird and thoughtful. We Local host Michael Olson is the author of Ben Franklin Book of the Year are living proof of freedom of speech on KSCO. We take calls from all sides and “MetroFarm,” a guide to profitable metropolitan agriculture. try to treat everyone with respect, even if we do melt down on occasion.” FROM THE BOOKSHELF with Gary Shapiro THE CHARLES FREEDMAN SHOW with Charles Freedman Monday 7-8 PM Monday - Friday Noon-2 PM Host Gary Shapiro brings you interviews with best-selling authors of fiction The finest in thoughtful, conservative talk radio. Charles and his callers and nonfiction, graphic novelists, actors, photographers, and singer- discuss serious issues in a lively, literate, and respectful manner. And the best songwriters discussing their works. His author/guests are nearly always theme music on radio! Be entertained and informed. impressed that he has actually READ their books entirely and thereby tends to ask better questions than most interviewers. KSCO PRESENTS GEORGIA with Georgia Peach Wednesday & Friday 2 -4 PM HEALTH AND HAPPINESS with Health Coach Tara “I believe political correctness is the moral condemnation of anyone who Wednesday 1-2 PM accurately observes reality. I expose information others are afraid to talk Health Coach Tara shares tips and tools on how to eat and live better. about. I am a strong supporter of our Constitution which guarantees all of us Topics surround nutrition, preventative care, self care, gratitude, increasing Freedom of Speech. I try to sprinkle in a spoonful full of humor.” happiness and more! Tara is a Certified Holistic Health Coach and Certified Massage Therapist and her passion is creating wellness through education KSCO PRESENTS ALEX DARNELL with Alex Darnell and inspiration. Monday 2-4 PM Some words about my show. It’s eclectic and original with a liberal bent but far from being idealogical, more about IT’S A QUESTION OF BALANCE with Ruth Copland what is logical. Saturday 8-9 PM Ruth Copland balances the intellectual with the creative, exploring whether we have more in common than divides us through thought-provoking HUMBLE BRIAN THE GREAT, KSCO RESIDENT GURU with Humble Brian conversations. She is out and about with people on the street on different Time varies topics, and in the studio with inspiring guests from the arts. Everything around you, including your mind and your body, is constantly changing, and all of life, all forms, all movement, all sound and all silence, are constantly changing, but what you are never changes. You are Eternal. ADVERTISING KSCO PET RADIO with David Coursey VETERANS TAKE CHARGE Sunday Noon-2 PM with Dave Ramos & Justin Baker Sunday 4-6 PM This new Sunday afternoon program about pets and their people explores KSCO hosts & programs pet care, animal rescue, nutrition, products, controversies, and all things Dedicated to bringing our country’s pets. Focused on dogs and cats, the show doesn’t ignore birds, reptiles, warfighters, past, present, and future to fish, and other companion animals. Each week, noted veterinarian and you.