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Once a volunteer for the radio station when he was in high school, DJ Jason Bentley has been named as the new Music Director at KCRW, replacing Nic Hartcourt who will step down from his post after 10 years.
"KCRW is in his DNA," said KCRW General Manager Ruth Seymour of Bentley. "He has a passion for the music and a deep connection to the local music scene."
Bentley says he is humbled by the new extraordinary task. "It's a reinvention of myself to match the gold standards set by previous music directors. It’s no longer the hypnotic pulse of the city at night – it’s the ever-evolving optimism of weekday mornings,” he said noting he'll be leaving his current evening time slot to take over the Morning Becomes Eclectic slot from 9 a.m. to noon.
LAist interviewed Bentley during the 30th anniversary of KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. He also shared his top ten albums of 2007 last December.
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They should have named JB director when Chris Douridas left. Bentley's a terrific DJ, of his style, but that style seems a bit out of date nowadays. They could have done a lot worse, but I wished they would have been a bit more forward-thinking in their choice. KCRW has become increasingly irrelevant in its music programming. I'm not sure this choice will turn that around. I hope I'm wrong.
This is great for those KCRW listeners who love electronica. I doubt he'll change MBE's alternative/indie programming.
Wow. Talk about dedication to an organization. Way to go Jason!
yawn
I like Jason Bentley a lot, but I really hope the soundtrack of my morning commute doesn't become one long trance song with a few Daft Punk hits thrown in.
I used to be devoted to KCRW, but their music programming has become tired.
I still listen to Morning Edition on KCRW, but my musical listening, and my money now go to KEXP
What an awful, unfortunate and unsuitable choice; even if the pool was limited to KCRW DJs.
Great, soon we'll have "Mornings Becomes Homogenous."
But what else could we have expected from Ruth "cutting edge" Seymour.
Give the guy a chance, yo.
listen to http://www.kxlu.com every morning instead of NPR rehash