Carol Tangeman
Local Host of Morning Edition/Issues & Ideas contributorCarol started as a newsroom volunteer at KCBX in the summer of 2017, inspired by her daughter's internship with KCBX News. She joined the KCBX staff in 2018 as a substitute host, and became the local host for Morning Edition in 2020.
Carol started her radio career at Cal Poly’s KCPR, then moved on to become the program director and morning host at SLO adult contemporary music station KKUS (US98). Her voice was heard on advertisements and on KSBY TV for many years as well.
Carol’s interest in music and radio started when she was young. She began playing guitar at age 8, and still has old cassettes where she is pretending to voice commercials for soap from around that same time period. Carol remembers setting her alarm for midnight to listen to San Francisco station KFRC, because their first female DJ was working overnights.
She contributes interviews and feature stories to KCBX, and produced our radio magazine "Issues & Ideas" for several years. She loves the NPR style of storytelling, and is grateful to have the opportunity to share stories of the Central Coast.
You can reach Carol at caroltangeman@kcbx.org.
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On Peace, Love & Pets, host Robin Coleman and Jessica Wiebe, of ASAP Cats, share ideas and information about how we can help homeless cats on the Central Coast live better lives. Also, the upcoming Central Coast Bioneers Conference includes a tour of green energy buildings. Andy Pease of In Balance Green Consulting talks with Carol Tangeman about the Conference and the tour. -
Extreme heat can be life-threatening for many Californians without air conditioning in their homes, and renters in California can’t force landlords to install air conditioners. Also, California schools must now adjust sports practices and games when it’s too hot outside. KCBX correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Victoria Newhouse and Quince Williams, architectural historians and NYC architects who discuss social equity, architecture and hope for the future of affordable housing in a new book- Housing the Nation. KCBX's Brian Reynolds speaks with author Dianna Jackson about her new book From Beloit to Clark Gable in Three Generations. She traced her great grandfather’s journey across the United States to California’s Central Coast in the mid 1800s. An oil spill in 2015 devastated the Santa Barbara community and its ecosystem. The Pacific Pipeline Company has gotten the okay from the county for a major step toward resuming operations. Rosie Bultman from KCSB-FM on the UC Santa Barbara Campus speaks with Brady Bradshaw of The Center for Biological Diversity.
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On Playing With Food, Fr. Ian meets a local cattle-woman whose family has been raising grass-fed beef for six generations. Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Major Tate Burns, who shares insights about the California Cadet Corps. UC Santa Barbara hosts a nine week course where students team up to create an original documentary about the coast. Finally, we’ll learn about the Bishop pine, which has fashioned its own way of surviving the ages in California.
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On today’s Working Lunch, Karl Vaillancourt and Stephanie McDonald of Precision Construction chat with host Jim Dantona of the SLO Chamber about their projects: including the world’s first hyperloop, the first rocket landing facility on the West Coast, and their restoration work on the historic Ahwahnee Hotel. On Peace, Love & Pets, host Robin Coleman and Shawn Dienhart of Strategic Pet Recovery share stories of reuniting lost pets with their owners. We’ll also take a look at the exhibit "Whose Waters?" at the SLO Museum of Art. It combines photography, painting, filmmaking, and more to tell stories about how surf culture affects people of color.
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In mid August of 1969, half a million young people gathered on a farm in New York for the Woodstock Music & Art Festival. Enjoy an hour long trip back in time 55 years to this legendary event. Five years ago, on the 50th anniversary, eight Central Coast listeners who attended the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival shared their experiences. Hear their stories once again, along with the iconic music of those three days of peace, love, mud, and crowds at what became simply known as Woodstock.Listen along as Central Coast locals remember their time at Woodstock: how they got there, their experiences during the festival and how the seminal gathering impacted their lives in the ensuing decades. -
Scott Jalbert, director of the SLO County Offices of Emergency Services, joins KCBX’s Kim Foster in a discussion about how each of us can become more resilient and prepared for natural disasters. On the Nonprofit Story, host Dr. Consuelo Meux focuses on Infinite Music, an educational nonprofit that provides youth, especially those in underserved communities, the chance to experience the transformative power of music through education, appreciation, and performance. The group Resonance has been producing a cappella choral music on the Central Coast since 2012. They join KCBX’s Craig Russell for a conversation and some music ahead of their upcoming performances.
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KCBX’s Stu Soren sits down with Patrick Hanly for a discussion on the issue of fentanyl. Hanly is a former US prosecutor, and a current criminal defense attorney. Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Scott Collins, Executive Director, Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo County. And finally, olallieberries have long been grown in Avila Valley and Cambria. But few actually know what they are.
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Associate Professor Thomas Katona shares insights about Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship with correspondent Tom Wilmer. We’ll get a preview of Edible San Luis Obispo Magazine’s upcoming culinary celebration called ‘Summer House’ in a conversation with Fr. Ian of Playing With Food. The 6th Annual Central Coast Cider Festival is August 24th in downtown Atascadero, and you’ll hear from some of the organizers.
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KCBX program director Marisa Waddell talks with Lloyd Tanner of Festival Mozaic about what it’s like to be an arts administrator who puts together a multi-day event at venues all over San Luis Obispo County. On Peace, Love & Pets host Robin Coleman checks in with Dr. Eric Anderson of SLO County Animal Services to get an update on the shelter, services offered, and some regulations for dog owners. Also, research has found that sea otters on the Central Coast are having a stabilizing effect on the ecosystem. KCBX's Beth Thornton visited a slough in Monterey County with a volunteer scientist.
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Connie Framberger shares her story of Maui’s devastating fire with KCBX’s Brian Reynolds, and offers advice about how to help the residents recover. On Working Lunch, SLO Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jim Dantona chats with Vinay Clauson and Thane Atkinson of Los Osos based business Rantec. Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a visit with Harpreet Ghumman of Arroyo Grande as she shares her life journey and her new book: Living & Loving Unapologetically.
