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Dr. Franklin is a broadcast educator, award-winning producer, and ground-breaking journalist. As the former General Manager for WCSU-FM at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, Dr. Franklin’s production portfolio contains examples of compelling programming, informative, in-depth interviews, and world-class documentaries designed to enlighten, educate, and inform the community.

When Dave Ramirez was a kid, he used to tune in to Dr. Don Rose on 610 KFRC in the Bay Area. "I would record his shows on cassettes," Dave says, "Then I'd go back and dub my voice in. He just made me laugh!" "Hellloooo, Helllloooo AGAIN!" Dave must have caught that radio bug really early on and brought it to life here on KCSM! Dave's been broadcasting here, first on Jazz After Hours and then as co-host with Mal Sharpe on Back on Basin Street for the last ten years. He has the dubious distinction of starting his first on-air shift on Halloween, 1998, and remembers his first tune was, "Untitled Blues," by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. "I faint." And when the first back-announce because I was sweating, light-headed, and so nervous I thought I would faint." And when there's no one in the studio besides you, no one can hear you scream - well, except the 200,000 listeners!

Leslie Stoval is a well-known radio/streaming personality in the San Francisco Bay Area, most recently calling KCSM-FM Jazz 91 her home.

Wilbert Sostre Maldonado, he is a member of the Jazz Journalists Association, an author, radio producer and columnist specialized in Jazz, who, for the past 20 years has written reviews of recordings and events for publications such as Jazz Times, Jazz Inside Magazine, Latin Jazz Network, All About Jazz, Dialogue, and for his Puerto Rico Jazz blog, prjazz.blogspot.com, among others. He has also been invited to Radio Universidad, Radio Oro, Radio Paz 810, Yunque Radio, Vid 90.3, Radio Leo, WPAB 550 and ABC Puerto Rico television channel to share his knowledge about Jazz. Author of the book Boricua Jazz The History of Puerto Rican Jazz. He currently produces the Puerto Rico Jazz radio show which airs right here on KCSM.

Christian McBride is a celebrated American jazz bassist, composer, and educator known for his genre-spanning work and extensive collaborations with jazz legends like Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea.

Allan Berland’s first dream was to play the jazz sax. When that failed, he switched to jazz piano. When that failed, he decided to open a classic downstairs jazz club in North Beach — until his wife, Joanna, reminded him that he was 75, so he dropped that, too.

Robert M. "Bob" Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. "Gospel Memories," a radio program of classic gospel, spiritual, and jubilee music. In 2016, Bob became host of Conversations with the Gospel Legends, a 30-minute video series featuring discussions with prominent Chicago gospel legends, for the PCC Broadcast Network. He appears in the award-winning documentary How We Got Over (One State Films) and has been interviewed for several other radio and film documentaries, including for the BBC and for WXPN's Peabody Award-nominated Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul, which aired on more than 200 public radio stations in February 2019. Bob was interviewed and an advisor for the Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. documentary on gospel music, which will air in February 2024.

Alanna Jane Goldsmith is a radio host, producer, and storyteller dedicated to exploring ideas that shape the future. She is the host and producer of Radio 2050, a program on Radio Paradise that blends music and conversation to inspire action and new perspectives on global challenges.