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Tomorrow, April 29, marks 30 years since the LA Riots, sometimes referred to as the "LA Uprising" after the acquittal of four Los Angeles Police officers charged with the beating of motorist Rodney King, an incident caught on videotape and broadcast nationally. Tavis Smliey , owner and host of progressive talk station KBLA, will join the Dominique Diprima  morning show, broadcasting live from the corner of Florence Boulevard and Normandie Avenue starting at 6 a.m. Smiley was interviewed Thursday on the KTLA Morning News .  He described how KBLA will cover the story of the riots from 30 years ago: We’ll be at Ground Zero, the corner of Florence and Normandie where this all jumped off three decades ago, it’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years, we’ll be broadcasting live there tomorrow from 6 a.m ‘til 12 noon with a potpourri of guests, from city officials to community organizers, to lay persons to faith leaders to everyday people to try to commemorate and assess where we are 30...

We shared earlier the end of “El Show de Omar y Argelia” on Univision’s KLVE (“K-Love 107.5, not to be confused with…ah, we’ve explained it before), with the couple fending off rumors the demise of the show was some indication about their status as a couple. Looks like all is well with Omar Velasco and Argelia Atilano , as the husband and wife team returned to morning drive up the dial on “Mega 96.3” KXOL. Spanish Broadcasting System will not only syndicate the show via their AIRE network, there will also be a podcast targeting Latinas hosted by the couple. Scott Smith  & Kelli Caldwell  at the K-Love studios in Rocklin, CA Speaking of the other “K-Love” (note the attempt at a clever segue…OK, I’ll stop), the contemporary Christian network heard locally on 100.3 FM, celebrates 40 years of operation . Originally located in Santa Rosa, the network now sends their programming to nearly 500 stations, to an audience estimated at 20 million listeners from their Rocklin studio...

  AllAccess.com It was announced last month that Mike Kaplan , pd of KROQ, was out . Kaplan remains a senior VP of programming at Audacy (formerly Entercom) and brand manager for New York alternative outlet WNYL (“ALT 92.3”).  We’ve previously discussed the maelstrom surrounding the heritage alternative rocker over the last couple of years . We also refer to Richard Wagoner’s article in the Daily News and Orange County Register entitled “What’s Wrong With KROQ 106.7 FM, and What Can be Done to Fix It,” and the 2020 story in Variety entitled “It’s the End of the World Famous KROQ as We Know It,” when Kaplan first arrived. Nonetheless, we offer a quick historical recap. After a 30-year run of mornings headed by Radio Hall of Fame inductees Kevin Ryder and Gene “Bean” Baxter ended in 2019, many felt it was a good time to refresh the once-dominant alternative rocker. Kaplan was brought in to do something about the station’s stagnant ratings. He fired the staff of the recons...

  Hi everyone! Without going into gory detail, my day job was a bit more demanding than usual these past few weeks. I'm doing OK otherwise and will be posting something hopefully in the next couple of days. Thanks for your patience!