KZYX Public Affairs

Sally Kane, CEO of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, talks about her 10 years as the head of he organization that represents community radio stations in Washington, DC, and about working to strengthen the small, rural stations that make up most of the organization's membership.

December 18, 2023 - - This month in Art Waves, the UkiaHaiku Festival, followed by graphic designer Jeremy Logan and we end with the film Director and actor  Bryan Petters. 

Hosts Tim Bray and Dr. Robert Spies talk with Brock Dolman and Kate Lundquist, co-directors of the Water Institute at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, about their work on beavers in California ecosystems. Because beavers transform ecosystems and have done so for millennia, a number of other species are adapted to the conditions they create, including many California natives and some threate...

November 21, 2023 -- This month in Art Waves we are dedicating the show to the Mendocino Arts Council Champions of the Arts winners for 2023.   Doug Browe , honoree in memorium in the Educator category Cire Equity/Pear Tree Center , honoree in the Business category Solange Roberdeau , honoree in the Artist category Jess Thompson , honoree in the Individual category

Art Waves visits a plein air "quick draw" on the Mendocino Coast, Cloud Nine gallery in Fort Bragg, and learns about el dia de los muertos at Mendocino College in Ukiah

Inside KZYX, hosted by KZYX GM Marty Durlin, offers a glimpse behind the microphone at Mendocino County's community radio station. This episode features an update on the primary transmitter site at Cold Springs; a recap of the Unredacted film premiere, a benefit for KZYX; an interview by Music Director Katharine Cole with DJ Misha, host of Beetroots; and an interview with Membership Director Sarah...

Stuart Campbell returns to the KZYX airwaves to host a program featuring Meg Smaker, who will appear in Ukiah on Friday, September 29th, to discuss her documentary film "Unredacted," at an event at the Mendocino Collage Center Theater. She will speak after a showing of the film.

Inside KZYX offers a glimpse behind the scenes at Mendocino County's community radio station. This episode features an update about the KZYX signal on Cold Springs Mountain; an interview with Reggae host Larry Hacken by Music Director Katharine Cole; and an interview with KZYX Board President Dina Polkinghorne, along with listener calls. Hosted by General Manager Marty Durlin, along with Public Af...

Walden Bello is a human rights and peace campaigner, academic, environmentalist and journalist who was born in the Philippines. He is one of the leading critics of the current model of economic globalization, and discusses the Chilean coup of 1973 in this context.

Quique Cruz is a Chilean-born musician, composer, writer and filmmaker who has created, performed, taught, and recorded Latin American music for more than 30 years. He is interviewed by Loreto Rojas and Cal Winslow about the 1973 Chilean coup.

Mike Gonzalez is professor emeritus of Latin American studies at the University of Glasgow. He is the author of several books on Latin American history, and is interviewed here by Loreto Rojas and Cal Winslow about events surrounding the 1973 coup in Chile.

August 23, 2023--Host Karen Ottoboni discusses Insurance Companies leaving California, cost increases and the impact on our communities, with guest, Amy Bach from United Policy Holders, a non-profit helping consumers with insurance issues. With caller questions and concerns.

July 31, 2023 -- En el programa de hoy tenemos la conversación con el miembro de la junta de supervisores del condado de mendocino John Haschak supervisor del distrito 3 del condado con quien hablamos de la agenda de la última reunión de los supervisores el pasado martes, seguido de un reporte de los viernes con UVA, un evento mensual del verano en Ukiah. 

July 24, 2023 -- La organización latino outdoors está celebrando la semana latina de la conservación con eventos informativos y actividades al aire libre diseñadas para alentar a las comunidades de color a participar en la naturaleza y ofrecer un espacio de representación y conciencia cultural para los entusiastas de la naturaleza. KZYX habló con Esmeralda Plascencia, coordinadora de programas del...

July 21, 2023 -- KZYX Public Affairs Director Victor Palomino interview Sally Kane, CEO of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters about possible cuts for public media funding. KZYX Music Director Katharine Cole and Public Affairs Director Victor Palomino talk about the new programs.  

July 18, 2023 -- Special presentation of Citizen U.  Prerecorded Town Hall meeting with State Senator Mike McGuire, Majority Leader of the California State Senate. The meeting took place Monday July 17.  Organized by the GrassRoots Institute.

June 18, 2023 --  This month Art Waves visit the Willits Center for the Arts and talk about their new programs and recognitions, followed by a quick mention of the Deep valley Arts Collective. Next a conversation with the Mendocino International Summer Music Academy about their Virtuoso Concert Series and we end with local visual artist Danza Davids. Hosted by Victor Palomino

Julio 17 del 2023 -  Noticias Locales en español. Conversaciones civicas con el Concejal de la ciudad de Ukiah Juan Orozco. Temas: Los comités de la ciudad y el nuevo centro de bienvenida en Ukiah. 

July 12, 2023--Host Karen Ottoboni talks about Insurance Companies leaving California, cost increases and the impact on our communities. Guests are Harvey Rosenfield from Consumer Watchdog and Amy Bach from United Policy Holders.

June 15, 2023--Host Elizabeth Archer speaks with Jess Arnsteen, Culinary Farm Manager of Long Meadow Ranch and Farmstead Restaurant in St Helena, about the ranch and restaurant and what he does there.

 7/05/23 - host Elizabeth Garcia, NASA Ambassador.  A show devoted to Space and Star watching with interviews and information about current space missions, observatory information and local resources about the night sky over Mendocino. Guest: Martin Bradley, Ukiah Latitude Observatory. 

June 15, 2023--Host Johanna Wildoak talks with Madge Strong, Willits city council member and co-founder of WELL, Willits Economic Localization. They discuss ‘Building Community’ in the town of Willits, California.

June 14, 2023--Join hosts Bob Laughton and Jim Heid every other Wednesday at 7pm for Point and Click Radio, with the latest computer news and time for your calls.

June 14, 2023--Host Karen Ottoboni speaks with Mendocino County 5th District Supervisor, Ted Williams & 1st District Supervisor Glenn McGourty. The topic is what’s the financial state of our county.

June 13, 2023--Hosts Tim Bray and Bob Spies discuss marine mammal disease, with Dr. Padrick Duignan, Director of Pathology, Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito. Dr. Duignan talks about Leptospirosis in California Sea Lions, the recent gray whale mortality event in the Eastern Pacific, killer whale predation,  Narwhal population decline in the Arctic Ocean, and the widespread DDT contamination of the S...