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DJ Corey B hosts a special live appearance at KVCU Radio 1190's Carlson studios with local singer/songwriter Finn O'Sullivan! Incredibly Unfamous award-winning indie pop-folk artist Finn O'Sullivan got her start performing Taylor Swift concerts in her bedroom while her parents were out. She grew up in a small house with sparkly lights and solstice parties and full moon walks and go-to-sleep guitar...

Students from this year's CU Boulder Pre-Collegiate Development Program took over Radio 1190's airwaves on July 1, 2026 to share their sports media creations.

A special in-studio appearance and performance of audio art by Isaac Io Schankler in partnership with CU Boulder's Media Archaeology Lab, during their residency at the MAL! Learn more at https://isaacschankler.com and https://mediaarchaeologylab.com. Isaac Io Schankler is a composer, accordionist, and electronic musician living in Los Angeles. Their music has been described as “powerful” (Sequenza...

Students from this year's CU Boulder Pre-Collegiate Development Program took over Radio 1190's airwaves on June 25, 2026 to share their news and editorial creations. In this edition: ICE tactics, whether AI is a threat to job futures, favorite childhood movies, and a round of "Would You Rather?".

DJ Mel Z hosts a special live appearance at KVCU Radio 1190's Carlson studios with Jacob T. Simons in advance of his performance with Palamara at eTown Hall! Jacob T. Simons is a songwriter with a gift for fearlessness. He is not afraid to make himself vulnerable as he reaches into his soul and puts to the page whatever he might find there: beauty, ugliness, truth, untruth. Whether drawing on folk...

A special in-studio appearance and performance of audio art by Kamari Carter and Gladstone Deluxe in partnership with CU Boulder's Media Archaeology Lab, during Carter's artist residency at the MAL! Kamari Carter is a New York-based artist primarily working with sound, video, installation, and performance. His practice critically engages with materiality through a variety of recording and amplific...

Boulder singer-songwriter Logan Proffitt in a special live appearance at KVCU Radio 1190's Carlson studios! Logan chats with Iris Berkeley about his latest music, what it's like going from being in a band to performing as a solo artist, and what's next on the horizon.

Radio 1190 music director Gavin Orth hosts singer-songwriter Bryan Bielanski, of the Bryan's Super Happy Fun Time Series, for our first-ever Local Shakedown appearance in our new studios!

Gavin Orth, Radio 1190 Music Director, interviews Len Brown, Senior Manager of Hip-Hop, R&B, and Reggae at the Recording Academy, in April 2026 during Brown's visit to the University of Colorado Boulder campus.

Radio 1190's Iris Berkeley and Sam Sarma speak with Rodrigo Ríos Zunino and Fernando Godoy of Chilean online radio station Radio Tsonami as part of their visit to CU Boulder’s College of Communication, Media, Design and Information, in the Department of Critical Media Practice’s VAST Series. Learn more about Radio Tsonami at https://radiotsonami.org/.

KVCU Radio 1190's Gavin Orth discusses non-musical influences, newfound accessibility, and more with guitarist and producer Scott Fair of Mandy, Indiana, a Manchester-based band who released their second studio album in February 2026. Photo: Steve Appleford via https://www.spin.com/2024/04/mandy-indiana-interview/

In January 2026, Television frontman Tom Verlaine's personal archives were acquired by the New York Public Library. Radio 1190's Gavin Orth interviews New York Public Library Music Archivist Kevin Parks about the archive's acquisition, what processing a musician's archive looks like, and how Verlaine's work fits into the larger history of New York music.

Students from Denver's Manual High School take over the Radio 1190 airwaves on Dec. 5, 2025 to showcase their productions in collab with CU Boulder's Laboratory for Ritual Arts & Pedagogy (RAP LAB). Learn more at www.colorado.edu/lab/rap/

Live from Wax Trax Records in Denver, CO — it's a special all-vinyl DJ set from Sons of Sevilla in advance of their live shows with Skinshape Sep. 25 and 26 at Meow Wolf! Enjoy this laid-back, loungey, soulful hour from the band.

All the way from Nigeria, Kenké joins us in the Radio 1190 studio for a conversation and listening party on a visit to her alma mater! Kenké is a bright new force in the Afropop and R&B scenes, with songs that deal with things we can all relate to: love, faith, heartbreak, and self-discovery. She graduated from the master's program at the University of Colorado Boulder's College of Communication,...

Students from the 2025 summer sports-focused cohort of the University of Colorado Boulder's Pre-Collegiate Development Program took over the Radio 1190 airwaves July 17, 2025 with their own programming! Hear student-produced content on top players, world sport, sports fashion, and women's sports.

CU Boulder Media Archaeology Lab visiting artist Jazmyn Crosby live in the Radio 1190 studios for a special edition of Local Shakedown! BUG RADIO explores different layered latencies with recorded bug sounds and various microphones connected to transmitters all competing for the same station. Learn more about Jazmyn at jazmyncrosby.com!

Students from the 2025 summer cohort of the University of Colorado Boulder's Pre-Collegiate Development Program took over the Radio 1190 airwaves June 24, 2025 with news and public affairs programming! Hear student-produced content on immigration rights, social media and book trends, and the battle for the NBA GOAT.

Students from Denver's Manual High School take over the Radio 1190 airwaves on Dec. 16, 2024 to showcase their productions in collab with CU Boulder's Laboratory for Ritual Arts & Pedagogy (RAP LAB). Learn more at https://www.colorado.edu/lab/rap/

Radio 1190 News Team's Leon Spiess looks at the vital important of "uncharismatic" species. What's your favorite animal?

Radio 1190 News Team's Nicolas Merl speaks with CU Regents candidates in advance of the November 2024 election.

Radio 1190 News Team's Lauren Riley & Noe Horton take a look at Colorado Proposition 128 in advance of the November 2024 elections.

Radio 1190 News Team's Ethel Yagudayeva pays a visit to the new Fen's Cafe in CU Boulder's ATLAS building.

In this episode of Radio 1190 News Team's Over The Edge, John Meylor and Lily Wright ... pull some tarot cards for today's issues, with some interesting results.

The late Wesley Willis, unearthed after decades after his appearance on Radio 1190's legendary Local Shakedown. Learn more about Radio 1190 at 1190.radio