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Noah McDonough is the creator and host of Funky Friday, a weekly blend of funk fusion that bridges grooves from James Brown to Weather Report. Originally launched on KDOG Radio at College of San Mateo, Funky Friday quickly grew a loyal following for its deep setlists, lively storytelling, and signature “funk facts.” In Fall 2025, Funky Friday made the leap to KCSM HD2. Noah is also the founder of Renegade Chronicles, an independent media project that explores music, technology, and storytelling across multiple platforms. From Thin Air to Signal Fire, he brings a renegade spirit to every broadcast—always with the mission to keep the groove alive."

As a drummer, I was sharing the bandstand with vibraphonist Dave Pike at Hungry Joe's on the Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach. It was there I met Dennis Smith who was a DJ at L.A.'s flagship Jazz station, KBCA-FM. During one of Dennis Smith’s visits to the club we had a conversation about him doing the mid-day shift on Wednesdays with Gerald Wilson during which Gerald was conducting interviews with many Jazz greats. When Dennis invited me to come to the station, of course I took him up on the invite. I went there every Wednesday to listen to every word and watch Dennis and Gerald working together playing the music and conducting the interviews. I knew then that I would love to get onto radio.

From the earliest recorded blues to 21st century blues; from the depths of the Mississippi Delta to the grooves of Oaktown --"Crazy 'Bout the Blues," with host Kathleen Lawton, explores the whole gamut of emotions that make up the wild, witty, heartbreaking and unpredictable genre called the blues, the roots of so much of America's popular music.

Tonic: The Funky Groove Show is produced and hosted by Michael Bendure ("Michael B"), a longtime funk fan who retired from a professional communications career in 2021 to concentrate on his music and artistic outlets.

Daniel Peck is a fifteen-year radio veteran and lifelong jazz aficionado. With extensive experience in educational (WXUT and WEJY FM), public (WGTE) and commercial radio (WVKS, WWWM, WSPD and WRVF). He produces and hosts the award winning Live at the Bop Stop program, syndicated on 58 stations in 8 countries.

Matt The Cat spent the better part of the 00s howlin’ nightly to a national audience over XM Satellite Radio’s 50s on 5 channel. On weeknights, “The Night Prowl Show with Matt The Cat” took radio listeners prowling around the back alleys of early rock & roll and rhythm & blues. Matt interviewed and profiled such rock n’ roll legends as Lloyd Price, Aaron Neville, Big Jay McNeely, Dale Hawkins, Earl “Speedo” Carroll of The Cadillacs, Earl Lewis of the Channels, Pookie Hudson of The Spaniels, Sonny Burgess, Johnny Maestro and rockabilly guitar king James Burton. Matt’s focus on doo wop, R&B, rockabilly and early rock n’ roll pleased an audience looking for not only the hits, but also the b-sides and lesser known, but equally important records.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Walter Gaskin about President Trump's activation of Marines and what comes with following orders on American streets.