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Playlist: September 25, 1977

January 24, 2016 / Kenny Weissberg / 1970s / No Comments

When KRNW-FM shut its doors on April 1, 1977, it was the end of freeform radio in Boulder. The rock music station KBCO-FM began its storied run a few months later with a format that emphasized the “Colorado sound.” In deference to the KRNW audience, they gave me a six-hour show on Sunday nights and […]

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Playlist: September 29, 1972

December 18, 2015 / Kenny Weissberg / 1970s / No Comments

Although I had been on the radio for less than a year (KRNW-FM, Boulder, CO), I felt like a grizzled veteran. Every day I arrived at the station with a sense of purpose. I played music by my favorite artists (Dylan, the Byrds, Spirit, Poco) and always made sure to turn the audience on to […]

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Playlist: September 28, 1972

December 8, 2015 / Kenny Weissberg / 1970s / No Comments

During my 1971–1977 radio stint at KRNW-FM (Boulder, CO), I was primarily a morning DJ. But during the fall of ’72, there were personnel changes, and I moved to middays (10 a.m.–2 p.m.). That meant I could stay up late and trawl the clubs and bars without having to wake up at 5 a.m. Judging […]

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Playlist: April 1, 2001

November 24, 2015 / Kenny Weissberg / 2000s / No Comments

A random episode of Music Without Boundaries during my seven-year stint at KPRI (102.1 FM) in San Diego. An Irish reel, a Scottish lament, a Brazilian reverie, some Mexican mariachi, and an AC/DC anthem in honor of San Diego Padres relief ace Trevor Hoffman. Toss in some Spirit, Springsteen, and Otis Redding, and this was no […]

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Playlist: June 1, 1976

November 17, 2015 / Kenny Weissberg / 1970s / No Comments

I did mornings at KRNW (97.3 FM) in Boulder, Colorado, from 1971 to 1973 and again from 1975 to 1977. I’m flushed with memories of being able to mix in so many genres into each single four-hour show. This random playlist incorporates folk rock, Latin fusion, an acoustic guitar dirge, glossy R&B, English prog rock, straight ahead jazz, and […]

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Playlist: April 9, 2005

November 14, 2015 / Kenny Weissberg / 2000s / No Comments

Of the eight radio stations I worked for between 1971 and 2007, my longest stint was a nearly seven-year run at KPRI (102.1 FM) in San Diego. I produced and hosted Music Without Boundaries, and they aired the program on Saturday mornings and (repeated) Sunday evenings. I probably would have continued for another seven years […]

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Playlist: August 16, 1998

November 12, 2015 / Kenny Weissberg / 1990s / No Comments

My specialty radio show Music Without Boundaries (1993–2007) had five very distinctive/disparate homes on the San Diego radio dial. I was very excited to take the show to 92/5, an alternative rock station under the leadership of Michael Halloran in 1998. The station had a great cast of characters and tremendous energy. Halloran put MWB on […]

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Playlist: September 24, 1976

November 11, 2015 / Kenny Weissberg / 1970s / No Comments

This playlist is from one of my morning shows on KRNW (Boulder, CO) when I was 28 years old. I was still heavily influenced by the sounds of country rock that were so prevalent in Boulder. But when I look at my playlists from the same week, I see Slade, T-Rex, The New York Dolls, […]

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Playlist: February 11, 2006

November 6, 2015 / Kenny Weissberg / 2000s / No Comments

I was honored to be asked to bring Music Without Boundaries to San Diego’s legendary progressive radio station 91X in 2005. I was 57 years old and immediately became the oldest show host in station history. Since it was an alternative rock station, their only request was that I keep the sound edgier (read: less […]

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Playlist: December 10, 1995

November 5, 2015 / Kenny Weissberg / 1990s / No Comments

In 1983, after 12 years on the radio in Boulder, I moved to San Diego and changed careers (becoming a concert producer). I thought my radio days were behind me, when out of nowhere, I was offered a job doing a Sunday evening “straight ahead” jazz show on smooth-jazz KiFM, the #1 rated station in […]

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