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Substitute music host Rob Kimball began as a DJ on KCBX hosting the Americana show "Pickin' Up The Tempo" back in August 1996. In March of 2004, Rob began hosting "Classical Showcase" playing mostly composers from the 20th and 21st centuries as well as music from "The Silver Screen." Now he's mostly retired from the airwaves, but you might catch him performing on 6 & 12 string guitar at a few intimate venues here on the Central coast.

James Dawson joined Boise State Public Radio as the organization's News Director in 2017. He oversees the station's award-winning news department. Most recently, he covered state politics and government for Delaware Public Media since the station first began broadcasting in 2012 as the country's newest NPR affiliate. Those reports spanned two governors, three sessions of the Delaware General Assembly, and three consequential elections. His work has been featured on All Things Considered and NPR's newscast division. An Idaho native from north of the time zone bridge, James previously served as the public affairs reporter and interim news director for the commercial radio network Inland Northwest Broadcasting. His reporting experience included state and local government, arts and culture, crime, and agriculture. He's a proud University of Idaho graduate with a bachelor's degree in Broadcasting and Digital Media. When he's not in the office, you can find James fly fishing, buffing up on his photography or watching the Seattle Mariners' latest rebuilding season.

Jay Price is the military and veterans affairs reporter for North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC.

Andy Zink has been a fan of KCBX since the 80's when he was a student at UCSB and would tune in to hear the jazz and blues shows. Andy says, "I feel incredibly fortunate to be an on-air host, and have the chance to share music with KCBX listeners on the Central Coast, and all over the world. I think KCBX supporters are amazing!"

Fred Friedman has been a resident of the Central Coast since 1973. He taught at Cal Poly in the College of Engineering for 25 years, retiring in 2001 as Professor Emeritus. He now has an ideal retirement job, working part time at Boo Boo Records in San Luis Obispo.

Evening Blues co-host John "Big Daddy" Cain has loved the blues for most of his life, and has been doing blues on the radio since his college days at Cal Poly's student station, KCPR. He collects rare recordings, and seems to have an encyclopedic knowledge of the genre and its history.

Kat Orozco co-hosts Citizen Sound with Steve Jenkins every other Sunday night/Monday morning from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

Carol 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.