Tag Archives: KCLU

Radio gets personal

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Doc Searls

The great Larry Josephson — to me the best radio host ever (he was real and honest and funny and groundbreaking and smart long before Howard Stern was the same, and I am a serious Howard fan too) — once … Continue reading →

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Why WQXR is better off as a public radio station

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Doc Searls

In his comment to my last post about the sale of WQXR to WNYC (and in his own blog post here), Sean Reiser makes an important point: One of the unique things about the QXR was it’s relationship with the … Continue reading →

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Stations’ identification

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Doc Searls

So I’m walking across the Harvard campus, going from one Berkman office to another, listening to KCLU from Santa Barbara on my iPhone. The guest on the show is Berkman’s own John Palfrey. I think, that’s cool… what’s the show? … Continue reading →

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#JesusitaFire postpile for 8 May

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Doc Searls

The shot above, a screen capture of a Google Earth view, with a .kml overlay from MODIS, shows the first fire detections (that I’ve seen at least), south of Foothill/Cathedral Oaks and west of 154. It also shows the first … Continue reading →

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Waiting for real news

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Doc Searls

No tweets on #jesusitafire OR #santabarbara OR roque OR jesusita in the past three hours. That’s because it’s 5:45am in Santa Barbara right now. Not because nothing is happening. Check this scary image, from 3:25am. I’m listening to KCLU. They … Continue reading →

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Jesusita Fire Watch

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Doc Searls

We’re in Boston, watching neighborhoods near our own in Santa Barbara, burning as the Jesusita Fire spreads south out of the mountains and into town. KSBY is running a live feed from a helicopter here. The audio is on constantly, … Continue reading →

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Santa Barbara Fire update

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Doc Searls

Well, the Tea Fire has been upstaged by the Sylmar Fire. (Both links are to LA Times stories. Do LA Times stories still drift behind a paywall after a week? Not sure. If so, I’ll change them to more permanent … Continue reading →

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