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.
KWMR interviews on the races for California 2nd Congressional District, California 10th Assembly District, Marin County Supervisor District 4.
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Roundtable conversations.
1st Wednesdays = "Point Reyes Dialogues" with Jacob Needleman.
Last Wednesdays =West Marin's Political Representatives with Herb Kutchins.
("Health Issues" with Anna O'Malley M.D. of Coastal Health Alliance. Anna O'Malley is on maternity leave.)
The crucial stories impacting our local farms and foodshed — from GMOs to local cheesemakers.
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Jim Bennett brings his long-standing jazz series to KWMR, where he is live in-studio on the first Saturday of the month. Follow along at Twitter@formsfeelings, or on Facebook at "Jimformsfeelings Bennett"
With your host: Fairfax Funkateer
The funkmaster is in the house..............
"Igniting the Green Fire: Finding Hope in Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic." Leopold is the subject of this year's Geography of Hope literary conference, March 15-17, in Point Reyes Station. Details at www.ptreyesbooks.com
With your host: Susan Deixler
Susan Deixler has retired from her morning show....busy grandma with Nina and Lily!