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Our Programming Picks

Last Updated: February 26, 2005 (updates still in progress.)

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 9am-noon.  KCRW-FM (89.9) Morning Becomes Eclectic Nic Harcourt now helms this mix of live performance and new music discoveries
 12 noon- 1pm.  KCRW-FM (89.9) Day to Day NPR newsmagazine done SoCal style at the NPR West offices.
 1-2 pm.  KCRW-FM (89.9) To The Point Warren Olney's nationally syndicated call-in show, in much the same format as the acclaimed Which Way LA, but presenting national news.
 8-10 pm KCRW-FM (89.9)  Metropolis Trip-Hop, Acid Jazz, Techno and Ambient. Hosted by Jason Bentley.
 7-7:30 pm KCRW-FM (89.9) Which Way LA? Warren Olney's lively and topical interview show covering Southern California issues of the day. Best news show on L.A. radio.
 10 pm - Mid.  KROQ-FM Loveline KROQ's longtime call-in show for love problems and medical advice, now syndicated nationally. This incarnation with Dr. Drew Pinsky and Adam Carrolla is a pretty good mix of wise-cracking and doctorin'.

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 Mondays
 Midnight-1am  KLOS-FM (95.5) Local Licks Gary Moore hosts the longest running local music show, giving local bands their first radio exposure.

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 Tuesdays
 7-9 pm  KCSN-FM (88.5) Eyes of the World Radio Pat Baker presents live and studio music from the Grateful Dead, The Dead, offshoot bands, and their influences.

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 Wednesdays
 2:30-3 pm  KCRW-FM (89.9) Left, Right, and Center  See what passes for political debate as Robert Scheer, Arianna Huffington, and Matt Miller interrupt one another and almost entirely manage to avoid mentioning actual issues in between insults. WFW on NPR. (Action figures coming soon.)

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 Thursdays
9:00-12:00 mid.  KCSN-FM (88.5) 2 on the Dial Peter and Miriam do "Broadway their Way", in the latest incarnation of KCSN's long-running show tunes show. Where else can you find show tunes on the dial?

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 Fridays
 7-11 pm KKJZ-FM (88.1) Jazz on the Latin Side Latin and Cuban Jazz old and new. Tito Puente, et al. Hosted by Jose Rizo.
 7 pm-9pm  KCSN-FM (88.5) Madly Cocktail Kat Griffin serves up cocktail jazz, latin soul and big band mayhem, old and new

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 Saturdays
 10-11 am
  KCRW-FM (89.9) This American Life Ira Glass hosts this offbeat documentary show, with frequent appearances by performers like David Sedaris and Sandra Tsing Loh. Also airsSunday at 11am.
 10am
- 1 pm
  KRLA (870) The Pet Show Warren Eckstein, "America's Pet Therapist," takes your questions live.
 2-7 pm
 KCSN-FM (88.5) Atomic Blues Hosted by Sean Heitkemper. Blues. Live interviews, in-studio performances.
 6-9 pm
 KCSN-FM (88.5) The British Invasion Hosted by Les Perry. The Animals, Yardbirds, Badfinger, Kinks, Who, and all things Mod.
1- 5 pm
  KCSN-FM (88.5) Chuck Cecil's Swingin' Years A trip in the WayBack machine, with hit countdowns, interviews, and hot music from the '40s.

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 Sundays
10-11 am  KCRW-FM (89.9) Le Show  Satirist Harry Shearer does his thing, skewering media and politicians alike.
 2-7 pm  KKJZ-FM (88.1) Nothing But the Blues  Award-winning blues guitarist Doug MacLeod now helms KKJZ's flagship blues show.
 7 pm  KNX (1070) 60 Minutes  A simulcast of the week's broadcast on KCBS-TV
 10-11 pm KKJZ-FM (88.1) Jazz in Song Kat Griffin plays vocal jazz greats: Ella, Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole and more.
 11pm- 12 mid KLOS-FM (95.5) Local Licks Southern California's longest-running on-air local talent showcase. Hosted by Terry Gladstone.

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