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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.

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.

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Whether covering the manhunt and eventual capture of Eric Robert Rudolph in the mountains of North Carolina, the remnants of the Oklahoma City federal building with its twisted metal frame and shattered glass, flood-ravaged Midwestern communities, or the terrorist bombings across the country, including the blast that exploded in Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta, correspondent Kathy Lohr has been at the heart of stories all across the nation.