Programs A-Z
With about 85 volunteer hosts, our programming reflects the wide variety of interests these programmers bring, and reflects the character and nature of the people and places of West Marin. All hosts, whether of music or talk shows, regularly bring on guests, principally from our West Marin villages, and also from around the Bay Area and the world.
While Americana/bluegrass music is a big part of our schedule, KWMR airs music of almost all genres: Celtic, Reggae, Latin, Jazz & Swing, Blues, Alt Rock, World, Happy Hour music. We even have a show highlighting just the new releases in our music library. Bringing live performances on-air is part of the fun for music hosts and listeners!
Between roughly 8 am and midnight, KWMR airs about two hours of music to every one hour of talk. Our interview hosts cover culture, politics, environment and ecology, agriculture, literature, spirituality and psychology, health and science, the performing arts, parenting issues... with about 6 hours a week of Spanish-language and bi-lingual music and talk shows.
KWMR has a process for training new programmers in the technical skills and interview/host skills needed for the live shows. Programmers who become competent in these areas can then go on to learn audio recording and editing in the production studio, field recording, news production, and remote broadcasts using phone lines and RPU gear. If you are interested in volunteering as a programmer click here to find out more.
2nd and 4th Mondays, part of the "West Marin Matters" series.
To listen to archives of Post-Carbon shows, visit West Marin Matters, and choose the desired date.
Click on show title for audio archives. Questing, Where Is the Path? = 2nd/4th/5th Tuesdays, 11 am-noon.
With your hosts: Mimi Calpestri, Jane Mickelson
2nd/4th/5th Tuesdays = Questing—Where Is the Path? Sometimes, Jan Broek joins in on 5th Tuesdays.
Arndt Peltner is the producer and host of Radio Goethe, which he started in the fall of 1996 on KUSF, San Francisco. Radio Goethe features the diverse music scene from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, reaching from Krautrock to Rock, from Electronica to Medieval music.
With your host: Rick Clark
Smooth and mellow, classic jazz performances and the American songbook.
A CHANGE Starting Saturday August 18, Rick goes to every-other-week, alternating with the new show "Greg's Groove" with Gregory DeMascio. "Greg's Groove" will be in a similar mood and tone as "Rick's Jazz Café."
To check out "Greg's Groove," click here.
With your host: Professor Kosmo
Ridin' the Rails is retired!
On Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 pm, we have "Foggy Ridge Music" with Will Minor alternating with "West County Prowl" with Jeff Manson.
With your hosts: Amber Distasi, Mary Siedman
Tuesdays 8-9 am. A positive and upbeat show concentrating on current events, history, music, live guests, interviews, youth, humor and sports.