interview by Ken Frye
The special 25th Anniversary of The Best Ambiance at the Triple Door in Seattle, tonight, June 29th: featuring King Sunny Ade and the African Beats, in their first Seattle appearance in eight years, and the first performance in Seattle by the Occidental Brothers Dance Band International. Two shows at 7PM and 10PM, [...]
This month on Behind the Curtain, Ken Frye talks to Aubrey Bean, Assistant Director of Development:
KF: Why do we have pledge drives?
AB: Pledge drives are essential for keeping the mission going. Over half of the budget is supported by individual contributions. That’s a huge and significant percentage that KEXP needs in order to stay [...]
This month on Behind the Curtain, Ken Frye talks to Tom Mara, the Executive Director of KEXP.
Ken Frye: How did you find KEXP?
Tom Mara: I was attending the University of Washington’s journalism program. I thought that my future would be in television news, believe it or not. This was pretty common [...]
By Ken Frye | Published:
February 28, 2008
Today, Ken Frye visits KEXP and takes a behind scenes look at the 2008 Spring Membership Drive. Within the heart of KEXP there exists an office room where many of the KEXP volunteers are helping to answer the phones and take pledges from listeners like you. The innovative music programming you hear everyday on [...]
By Ken Frye | Published:
January 10, 2008
Today, Ken Frye interviews the one and only Michele Myers, KEXP radio DJ, music editor and producer. Michele started out as a DJ at KALX in Berkeley after graduating from the University of California. In 1995, Michele joined the staff at KEXP and since then she has been a well-known radio personality. Michele can [...]
By Ken Frye | Published:
December 6, 2007
How does KEXP put on an event like the 5th Annual Yule Benefit or the KEXP Summer Barbecue? KEXP’s Ken Frye answers these and other questions with KEXP’s events producer Amy Lindsey.
So, who is Amy Lindsey anyway? Well, Amy tells us that she has been entertaining and producing since she was 5 years old. [...]
By Ken Frye | Published:
November 2, 2007
KEXP means everything to me! All my life, I have lived, carried and breathed in radio as if it was a mission and a spiritual path to attain enlightenment. But being differently-abled with Cerebral Palsy has created a lot of obstacles for me making it really difficult to develop a professional career in broadcasting. [...]
This is Ken Frye and today I am pledging for KEXP! At 2 pm, John Richards and Cheryl Waters left the air after what was a 3 day celebratory, humorous and encouraging pledge drive shift for the greatest radio station on earth. Thanks, John and Cheryl!!! I have been listening to you every [...]
photo by Misha Burstein
My name is Ken Frye and I am a volunteer at KEXP. After a much long absence from the KEXP gang, who I have had in my heart ever since the days of KCMU, I have returned to radio to enhance my skills in music production. I just recently came back [...]
