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Fred Munroe

Host of Central Coast Voices

Fred Munroe is a co-host of the KCBX talk show Central Coast Voices, heard every Thursday afternoon from 1:00-2:00. Fred has successfully divided his time as a local entrepreneur, political leader, and communicator.  He owns and manages two local firms addressing personal travel planning and public transportation; Travel With Fred and Ridership Development Consultants.

Fred is a former City Council Member and Mayor of Grover Beach.  He has served on the San Luis Obispo County Council of Governments and the Coastal Rail Coordinating Council.  Fred currently serves on the Citizen’s Transportation Advisory Committee for SLOCOG and is a member of ACTION for Healthy Communities.

He also co-hosted a program on KJDJ with insights on travel and leisure pursuits.  His travel column “Let’s Get Outta Here!” appeared in newspapers and on the Internet for many years.

Fred has been writing and offering commentary since he first volunteered at KPFK in Los Angeles in 1972.  His involvement with KCBX began as a volunteer for the Live Oak Music Festival in the event's early days.

Fred and his wife Sharon, also produce and host an Americana music, house concert series known as Musica Del Rio; www.MusicaDelRio.org, in Atascadero, having presented artists as diverse as Chad & Jeremy, Joe Craven, Blame Sally, Steve Gillette, Gilles Apap, The Waymores, and The Cache Valley Drifters.

  • Join Fred Munroe as he speaks with guests Skye McLennan, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (SLOIFF) Director, Cindy Kitagawa, Program and Festival Assistant and Central Coast filmmakers, Lee Kemp, Producer of Wrested Away, and Shane Stanger, Filmmaker of Good Bad Things. They will discuss filmmaking and share highlights of the upcoming festival year.Join us live Thursdays, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855.Broadcast date: 3/14/24Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.
  • Join host Fred Munroe as he speaks with guests from the Food Empowerment Project, lauren Ornelas, Founder of Food Empowerment Project, Lee Gitter, Administrator and Programs Assistant, and Kennedy Little, Youth Advocacy Coordinator. They will discuss their work to raise awareness about how our food choices can change the world.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855.Broadcast date: 2/8/24Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.
  • Join host Fred Munroe as he speaks with guests from the San Luis Obispo County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (SLONAACP), Tobin Johnson, President and Irv Hepner, Branch Legal Redress Chair, with the SLONAACP, as well as Isaac Garrett, Vice President with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara (MLKSB). Fred will also talk with MLKSB student poetry contest awardee, Evelyn Calkins. Together they will discuss the importance of the MLK holiday, and the mission of MLKSB to foster positive relationships between the many diverse groups of their community.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855. Broadcast date: 1/11/24Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.
  • Join Fred Munroe as he speaks with guests from Transitions Mental Health Association (TMHA), Trista Ochoa, Behavioral Health Navigation Program Manager, Brooke Klever, Lead Behavioral Health Navigator, and Lauryn Mineta, Intern. They will discuss how they are working to address the crisis in mental health among teen girls by launching a series of support groups funded by a grant provided by The Women’s Legacy Fund through The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation today, Thursday, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855.Broadcast date: 12/14/2023Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.
  • Join Fred Munroe as he speaks with guests from the Paso Robles Youth Arts Center, Ann Berry-Gallegos, Executive Director, Amanda Gonzalez, Lead Instructor, and Cynthia Chaillie-Marchant, Public Relations Consultant. They will discuss their efforts to expand their work providing children with the opportunity to participate in a variety of art programs, and enrich their lives through art, and in doing so allow students to find their voices and selves.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation today, Thursday, between 1-2 p.m. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855.Broadcast date: 11/9/2023Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.
  • Join Fred Munroe as he speaks with guests with the Paso Robles CAB (Cabernet and Bordeaux) Collective (PRCC), Linda Parker Sanpei, Executive Director Paso Robles CAB, and Caine Thompson, Managing Director, Robert Hall Winery. They will discuss the study that they recently released that outlines a plan for a sustainable future amid climate change for the wine industry.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation today, Thursday, between 1-2 p.m. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855.Broadcast date: 11/2/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.
  • Join Fred Munroe as he speaks with guests Jordan Chesnut, Programs Director, San Luis Obispo (SLO) County Arts Council, Allen Root, Board President, SLO County Arts Council, and Missy Reitner Cameron, Owner and Artist, The Bunker. They will discuss why the arts matter and the many opportunities to experience the arts and humanities this month on the Central Coast.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation today, Thursday, between 1-2 p.m. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855. Broadcast date: 10/5/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.
  • Join Fred Munroe as he speaks with guests with the Central Coast Coalition for Inclusive Schools (CCC4IS), Chair, Doug J. Heumann, Esq., and Secretary, Leigh Livick. They will discuss the mission of CCC4IS to actively support the development of safe and affirming school communities and the work they are currently doing in the community to achieve their mission.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation on Thursday, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855.Broadcast date: 9/14/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.
  • Join Fred Munroe as he speaks with guests who collaborated and endorsed the values and guidelines recommended in the California Natural Resources Agency Diablo Canyon Lands Report, Kaila Dettman, Executive Director with the The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo, and Mona Tucker, tribal chair of the Ytt Northern Chumash. They will discuss the creation of a conservation and economic development plan for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant facility and surrounding lands held by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), which identified a suite of core values to guide allocation, future protection, and use of the Diablo Canyon Lands.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation on Thursday, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855.Broadcast date: 8/10/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.
  • Join host Fred Munroe as he speaks with guest Dr. Deb Donig, Assistant Professor in the English Department at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, and cofounder of the Ethical Technology Initiative at Cal Poly. They will discuss the benefits, potential challenges, and ethical implications of the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our society.You are invited to listen, learn and participate in the conversation, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 781-3875.Broadcast date: 7/13/2023Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.