Harcourt Flies With Jet In Mornings
• Public, member-supported Southern California Triple A 88.5 FM announced that four-year station veteran “Jet” has plugged in next to legendary personality/tastemaker Nic Harcourt as the new co-host of the rebranded Nic Harcourt Morning Show with Jet, weekdays from 6-11am PT.
Ms. Jet holds a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from the station’s HQ at Cal State Northridge, and she previously worked for 88.5’s news department as a producer. Last summer she was put in charge of 88.5’s marketing and promotions department. “Jet has done a variety of jobs in her four years at the station, including being on-air weekends and evenings, with Nic serving as her on-air mentor,” said 88.5 GM Patrick Osburn. “Nic is truly a national treasure to the broadcast community, and we are thrilled that he invited her to join him in the mornings. You could say Nic flies the plane while Jet brings her producer, social media and night owl skills to round out the journey.”
Harcourt, who recently celebrated his 2,000th show on 88.5, commented, “From my early days in Woodstock and a three-person morning show to the freeform ‘tastemaker’ radio of my first public radio gig in Santa Monica and these past eight years at KCSN/KSBR, I’ve had the good fortune to connect with listeners in meaningful ways. We’re living in challenging times, and it’s more important than ever to spin great music and deliver information the audience can use and, yes, have some fun! Adding Jet to the mix brings a fabulous new perspective for both myself and the audience.”
88.5 PD Marc “Mookie” Kaczor noted, “Recent changes in the local morning-show landscape have led many new listeners to discover and appreciate the 88.5 morning show, as well as the entire station’s music mix.” Jet commented, “Nic has been such a great mentor and friend since the beginning of my career. I’m fortunate to continue to learn more about our industry every day from him. My experience at 88.5 has been an amazing ride, and this next chapter will be awesome.”
88.5 is a combined effort of KCSN, which serves California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and KSBR, which serves Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, CA. The two stations began simulcasting as 88.5 FM in October 2017, linking the Los Angeles County and Orange County-based signals. [Photo courtesy of 88.5-FM]
