Christina McDermott
Christina is a freelance audio editor and producer. She began interning at KCBX in June of 2022 after spending the spring volunteering for KCSB, UC Santa Barbara’s student news station. Christina completed bachelors’ degrees in English and linguistics at UC Berkeley, and a masters’ degree in Phonetics at the University of York. She’s passionate about producing evocative, sound-rich stories, and is excited to learn more about the world of radio. In her free time, Christina coaches swimming.
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Longtime radio journalist and Goleta resident ‘Big’ Jim Williams will turn 91 this year. He’s a local radio icon in Santa Barbara, with decades of broadcasting under his belt. -
There's an ongoing effort to preserve the stories of historic neighborhoods in Santa Barbara, led by curators from UC Santa Barbara. It's called the Santa Barbara Community Archives Project, and it focuses specifically on historically-underrepresented groups. -
KCBX News has preliminary election results from across the Central Coast. -
There’s a lot to do in the Central Coast's many swim spots — if you know how to swim. -
As Omicron cases rose, UCSB students returned to remote instruction for a month in January, before resuming in-person again in early February. Adjusting to campus life was exciting, but also fraught. -
In September 2021, after a year of remote instruction, thousands of UC Santa Barbara students flooded campus. -
Santa Barbara’s annual county fair returned this year after two years of pandemic delays. The theme this year was a “Salute to Agriculture,” highlighting Santa Barbara County’s rural and agricultural past and present.
