Maria
Lopez Comes Back to KKSF San Francisco April
24, 2007 - Who says you can't come home again?
Maria Lopez is coming back to Clear Channel's
KKSF San Francisco to host her old evening day
part on "Lights Out San Francisco"
Lopez who's first on air job was as a newscaster
at K101 in San Francisco first joined KKSF in
1992. KKSF Program Director Ken Jones told Carol
Archer of R&R, "Maria Lopez has always
been one of my favourite voices, and favourite
people, in the format. She's been away from
KKSF for far too long. I can't wait to hear
her say these words again: 'Hi, this is Maria
Lopez, and you're listening to Lights Out San
Francisco, on KKSF 103.7.' What a pleasure it
is to welcome her back." Since her exit
to KKSF Lopez has been a busy bee - she currently
voicetracks shows on KSSJ/Sacramento, WJZZ/Atlanta,
KJZY/Santa Rosa and KRVR (the River)/Modesto.
- by John Rolph
Smooth
Jazz Network Shakes up the format December
8, 2006 - If you like Smooth Jazz radio
you're bound to hear more from Dave
Koz in the New Year. Broadcast
Architecture's Smooth Jazz Network may
replace many well-known announcers in the
format with personalities like Koz
and Ramsey
Lewis. So far Cliff Smith of KYOT/Phoenix,
Ray White
and Timothy Alexander White of KKSF/San
Francisco have lost their jobs. Smith
will be replaced by former afternoon drive
host Tony Evans whose position is now being
filled by Koz.
In San Francisco long-time afternoon host
Koz will also replace Ray
White and night host Timothy Alexander
White loses his job for Annie Ashe of the
Smooth Jazz Network. Koz
has also been announced to host the afternoons
at WNUA
Chicago. Former afternoon drive host Danae
Alexander will be moved back to evenings.
Expect more announcements soon.
Broadway
Plaza Summer Jazz series July
19, 2005 - KKSF
103.7 in San Francisco is sponsoring
the Broadway Plaza Summer Jazz series, running
on Thursdays at 6:30 PM throughout July,
and admission is free. Artists performing
include Nils, 3rd Force, and Marion Meadows.
For more details, visit www.broadwayplaza.com.
-
by Nick
Langan
KKSF's
Ray White - Behind the Mic April
1, 2004 - Ray
White of KKSF
in San Francisco has a similar profile to
most of his listeners. He appreciates Smooth
Jazz but also knows good old fashioned Rock'n
Roll, it's planted firmly in his history.
The difference of course is Ray
White was a music fan working from the
inside. Long time before his Smooth Jazz
days White was introducing New Yorkers to
the Clash and U2 so it was no surprise to
us that we would chat about everything leading
up to Smooth Jazz and then some. Ray White
is our 'Behind the Mic' broadcaster for
April. We talked to Ray via phone on March
27, 2004 from his home in San Francisco.
Read
the interview