Harcourt Marks A Decade At SoCal’s 88-5FM
• Legendary broadcaster and music tastemaker Nic Harcourt will celebrate his 10th anniversary at Southern California Triple A 88.5-FM with a special edition of The Nic Harcourt Morning Show with Jet, this Friday, July 23 from 7-11am PT. “A Decade of Harcourt” will feature some of Harcourt’s favorite songs and live tracks from artists like Lana Del Rey, Brittany Howard, Gary Clark Jr., The Church, Michael Kiwanuka, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Fantastic Negrito.
“I’ve been beyond fortunate to spend my mornings with radio listeners for the past 30+ years, the last 10 at 88.5,” Harcourt said. “It’s an absolute privilege to be invited into listeners’ homes, offices, cars and lives.” He continued, “I got my start in Woodstock, NY, where I spent 10 years learning my trade on the air and programming commercial alternative radio before moving to Los Angeles in 1998 and transitioning to public radio at KCRW, where I spent my second decade as a broadcaster. Now, suddenly, it’s 10 years at 88.5, which takes me to 23 years on the air in Southern California. I’m grateful to everyone I’ve worked with through the years. Here’s to the next 10!”
Morning Show producer & co-host Jet said of Harcourt, “He’s not only been an incredible on-air co-host, but an invaluable mentor and friend. I always find myself in awe of his storied career, and have to pinch myself to remember I’m not dreaming. I’m really on the air, in one of the largest markets in the world, with one of my idols… Wow!”
88-5 GM Patrick Osburn said few have had the impact Harcourt has had on the music industry during his tenure on the radio, as he remarked, “Throughout my career and at various stations, Nic Harcourt is one of the few DJs media folks ask for by name.” 88.5-FM PD Marc “Mookie” Kaczor concurs, adding, “We are blessed to have Nic. He’s a passionate industry veteran with vast musical knowledge and programming insight that’s invaluable to 88.5.” [Nic Harcourt photo by Kita Klane]
• 88.5-FM is a combined effort of KCSN at California State University, Northridge and Saddleback College’s KSBR/Mission Viejo, CA, which began simulcasting in October 2017, linking the L.A. & Orange County-based signals.
