Past Exhibitions
Premier Night!
Bob Doran (left) and Earl Dible (right) at KCRW
Bill Beebe Collection (3.2.7490)
70 Years on the Air:
KCRW is New as Ever
2017
May 24 – September 30
In KCRW’s first ever retrospective, this exhibition details the history of the station from its days as The College Radio Workshop to NPR affiliate to international presence through online broadcasting. From actor James Dean’s afternoon radio show in the 1940s to beloved programs such as “To the Point.” the history of KCRW is a fascinating look at the exciting cultural history of our community.
Visitors are invited to listen to audio recordings and view photographs, ephemera, and other artifacts that will tell the story of our community’s local station. Objects for this exhibit come from the museum’s collections as well as from the KCRW radio station and Santa Monica College.
Early broadcasts ranged from concerts by the Santa Monica Symphony to discussion and music interpretation programs hosted by students and faculty. Later, as a growing NPR affiliate, the station was known for breaking musical acts and producing beloved programming such as “Which Way, L.A.?” and “To the Point.”
Always at the forefront, the station was an early adopter of streaming broadcasts on the web. Today, the station is building a state of the art campus with performance spaces that will bring listeners into the studio as a live audience.
Curators: Sara Crown with Ariana Morgenstern
Lloyd Johnson operating control board
Outlook Collection, photo by James Ruebsamen
more images
Joan Baez at KCRW’s 17th and Pearl location, 1982
Outlook Collection (1998.1.484)
Students from Santa Monica City College at KCRW for their radio drama class
Bill Beebe Collection (3.2.2068)
Premier Night
Join us in launching our latest exhibition 70 Years on the Air: KCRW is New as Ever, on our Premier Night where the evening provides an advanced look at the exhibition and the opportunity to mingle with our Board Members, staff, other museum members and people of the community.
Special guest speaker, KCRW producer and host, Matt Holzman
Enjoy the evening with complimentary beverages and great food from local Santa Monica restaurants!
DATE: May 23
TIME: 6pm – 8pm
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