tapes & transcripts
NPR News Programs     Tapes and transcripts for all NPR programs (Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Weekend All Things Considered, Fresh Air) are available by calling 877-NPR-TEXT.

Visit NPR's website for audio archives of their broadcasts, searchable text abstracts of their broadcasts, and program information about shows produced and / or distributed by NPR.

Joe Frank
KCRW no longer houses Joe Frank's shows on its website.

This American Life
Tapes are available for $12. Please include date and topic of program.

Send your checks, made payable to This American Life, to:

This American Life
WBEZ
848 E. Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611

Or call (312) 832-3380 or e-mail tapes@thislife.org. For more complete information, visit the webiste at www.thisamericanlife.org.

KCRW Music Programs
We do NOT sell tapes or transcripts of KCRW music programs. Playlists are available online at www.kcrw.org/music/playlists.html. However, we do produce the "Rare on Air" and "Morning Becomes Eclectic" series of CDs.

Each "Rare On Air" and "MBE" release features a collection of tracks culled from the many performances on KCRW's renowned music program, "Morning Becomes Eclectic." All royalties are donated by the artists to support KCRW. Currently we offer "Rare on Air" Volumes 1, 2 & 3 and 4.

You can buy "Rare On Air" and "MBE" from KCRW, at retail outlets worldwide, as well as on the web at www.cdnow.com.

Other KCRW Programs

We sell cassettes and CD's (but NOT transcripts) of To The Point, Which Way, L.A.?, Politics of Culture, The Treatment, Left, Right & Center, The Business, DnA and Bookworm. Each tape is $15.

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Good Food
KCRW
1900 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405

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membership information
    KCRW is listener supported public radio. We rely on individual contributions for about 70% of our operating budget. We cannot exist without that support.

A KCRW subscription is one of the best deals in town. It entitles you to discounts and benefits at restaurants, clothing stores, record retailers and specialty stores throughout Southern California, as well as the opportunity to win tickets to music, theater, movies and more up to four times a year.

A basic subscription is $25 a year. To receive the Fringe Benefits Discount Card, pledge $50 or more. Visit our Subscribe Online pages for more details.

For any address, phone, or e-mail address changes, please submit to membership@kcrw.org.

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volunteer opportunities
    Volunteers play a vital role at KCRW. We currently have over 300 year-round volunteers who generously donate their time, energy and technical knowhow. Inquiries about our volunteer program should be directed to Sohini Baliga at:

KCRW
1900 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310)314-4679
volunteer@kcrw.org

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submitting programming to kcrw
    KCRW's General Manager and Program Director is Ruth Seymour. All program submissions should be directed to her attention. All proposals submitted for on-air consideration should include an audio demo, as well as a one page synopsis of your idea.

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submitting music to kcrw
    All music is considered for on-air play; we listen to EVERYTHING that comes in the door. Really. Our music programming is widely eclectic, including World, Electronic, Pop, Jazz, Classical, Folk and Hip Hop and more. We accept music in most formats including DAT, vinyl, and cassette, but prefer CD. Please send submissions to:

KCRW
Attn: Nic Harcourt
1900 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Tracking (Following up) To follow up on music you have sent to the station, or if you are checking to see if we have added your music to the library, call Eric J. Lawrence ONLY on Wednesdays, between noon and 3pm Pacific Time at (310) 314-4640. We accept tracking calls ONLY at this times and ONLY over the phone. THE TRACKING DEPARTMENT WILL NOT RESPOND TO EMAIL.

Pitching a Guest for a Music Show We have live performances on several music programs. Please contact the follwing producers:

"Morning Becomes Eclectic" hosted by Nic Harcourt: contact Ariana Morgenstern, "The Open Road" hosted by Gary Calamar: contact Gary Calamar, "Café LA" hosted by Tom Schnabel: contact Tom Schnabel, "Chocolate City" hosted by Garth Trinidad: contact Cary Sulivan.

Feel free to contact each of these programmers individually, or contact Ariana Morgenstern if you are unsure of whom to approach. She'll certainly consider you for Morning Becomes Eclectic, or point you in the right direction should they decline. Ariana can be reached at (310) 314-4638.

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