Author: KUCI

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Mat Kaplan has been a Long Beach resident for nearly 30 years, and has never lived more than 25 miles from the city. He has also completed more than 27 years with the College of Continuing and Professional Education at California State University, Long Beach, where his title is Senior Director of […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett A talk with Cameron Jackson, public affairs host of “The OC Show,” airing Friday evenings at 5 p.m. Pacific time. Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: Tell me about your show. Theme? Cameron Jackson: I like to talk about Orange County politics in-depth and inform the listener about the back room politics here in Orange County. […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett A talk with Dr. Mamak Shakib, public affairs host of “Health Matters,” airing Wednesday mornings at 8 a.m. Pacific time. Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: How did you find your way to KUCI, Mamak? Dr. Mamak Shakib: A friend of mine was a music DJ at KUCI at the time and it sounded like an […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: How did you first come to have a show at KUCI? Evan Simon: Wow, you?re making me think back to my days in college. There I was?a bright eyed and bushy-tailed freshman who could think of nothing else but getting his own radio show. Okay, so it wasn?t entirely like […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett An indie music/radio advocate, Rita Gennawey has been a part of the Orange County music scene for years. Her passion is exposing her community to underground sounds. As a DIY tastemaker, she’s always a step ahead and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: Tell me about your show, Rita. […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett One night more than there years ago, Marrie Stone walked into my private writing workshop, took a seat, and the first thing out of my mouth was, “Have you ever considered doing radio? Would you like to be my co-host?” I’d been doing the show almost 10 years, one hour a week, […]