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KDRT is low-power grassroots radio located in Davis, California, airing an eclectic mix of music and public affairs programming, and building community by promoting dialogue, encouraging artistic expression, and acting as a forum for people who typically lack media access. Noncommercial radio KDRT 95.7 FM is a project of Davis Media Access (DMA.)  DMA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our mission reflects our values: localism, social equality, public participation, media literacy, diversity, and, of course, community media. Read more...

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Davisville

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Davis is full of interesting people, ideas, connections, and events. On Davisville, host Bill Buchanan presents stories from in and around town that involve the Davis community. The show is a three-time winner of Journalistic Excellence awards from the San Francisco Press Club.

Live Monday 5:30-6pm
Replays Friday 12:30-1pm, Saturday 8:30-9am, Sunday 12:30-1pm
DJ(s): 
Bill Buchanan
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Independent and Local

Independent and Local

Independent and Local is a music program featuring local unsigned artists and bands. The show includes "Moments," featuring brief interviews with experts in the scientific, health, and artistic communities about interesting topics and current events. The main focus is music, along with a few outside-the-box ideas.

Live Monday 4-5pm
Replays Friday 7-8am
DJ(s): 
snldjhawk
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3rd Streaming

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Coined in 1957 by Brandeis University professor Gunther Schuller, “Third Stream” is a term used to describe the synthesis of classical and jazz. Join DJ Gary Chew to discover some Third Stream sounds for yourself. 

Live Tuesday 1-3pm
Replays Thursday 9:30-11:30pm, Saturday 7-9pm
DJ(s): 
Gary Chew
Homepage URL: 
Third Streaming
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The Golden Road

​Join Alligator and take a musical journey down the Golden Road and explore the music of the Grateful Dead, its roots and its many offshoots.

Live Sunday 4-6pm
Replays Friday 7-9pm
DJ(s): 
Alligator
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Outta Style

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Host Wayne Hagen presents a bit of musical mayhem that never goes Outta Style.

Live Wednesday 5-6pm
Replays Tuesday 7-8am, Friday 9-10pm
DJ(s): 
Wayne Hagen
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Jenn Rogar Sings Her Story from a Mountain Top. Complete interview aired on January 22, 2021

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Below is a short bio of Jenn Rogar - visit her at http://jennrogar.com for more info

I started singing as a child in my room growing up in Los Angeles (Van Nuys and Woodland Hills,CA)  to singers like Elton John, Helen Reddy and Julie Andrews. I put on plays in my garage that I wrote and performed in  for my neighbors. In high school I played flute in the band and was too shy to sing. During the Karaoke craze I began to perform and also sang the title song on a CD put out by my church. I sang and performed with Monkey Business, a light hearted singing telegram service in Sacramento in the late 80’s. I have always been singing and performing in some fashion my whole life.

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That's Greg McPherson and Tree Davis

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 1:00pm | Lois Richter

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Trees are a passion for Greg McPherson.   He is a retired Research Forester with the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station in Davis, CA  and serves on the Board of Directors for the local nonprofit Tree Davis.

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Jazz After Dark Jan. 19, 2021 - Seven Extended Sets

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 8:00pm | Don Shor

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Seven extended sets on Jazz After Dark tonight. We’ll hear from the Buddy De Franco Quintet, Stan Getz, McCoy Tyner, Duke Ellington, Stanley Turrentine, Junior Mance, and George Robert. Jazz After Dark broadcasts locally at 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM in Davis, CA and replays Monday 11 pm. Show page at https://kdrt.org/program/jazz-after-dark or look for us on iTunes (you can listen to the live broadcast via their Radio link; just search for KDRT) or your favorite podcast site.  https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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COVID-19 Community Report - Jan. 19th, 2021 - Speaking With Tree Davis

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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It's Episode 48, and time to check in with  Tree Davis.  As I've said many times during the course of this show, it's not just the pandemic we're dealing with, but the attendant mental and physical health challenges, and dramatic social/political and  economic concerns. As well, things like the climate crisis haven't just disappeared.

That last point became a fascinating talking point in my interview with Erin Donley Marineau this week. As Executive Director of Tree Davis, Erin ovesees an organization that plants trees and does enviromental stewardship in communities around Yolo County, not just Davis. In normal years, she says, 40 Saturdays each year are devoted to working with volunteers in various cities. Obviously that scale of work has not been possible during the pandemic.

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Davisville, Jan. 18, 2021: Davis businesses in the pandemic, nearly one year later

Mon, 01/18/2021 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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The Covid-19 pandemic is about a year old. The first vaccinations have been given, and better days are ahead, but we’re months away from normal, and the county health officer even said this month that we're “probably about to enter one of the darkest times of the pandemic so far.” The deaths and illness are the biggest impact, followed by the damage to jobs, business and the economy. Today we talk with Cory Koehler, executive director of the Davis Chamber of Commerce, about how Davis' 2,500 businesses are faring this far in, different ways they’re coping, and what might be ahead. The chamber hosts its annual State of the City event online on Feb. 3, and the consequences of the pandemic are sure to be front and center.

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KDRT Simulcasts Virtual MLK Celebration on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 at 9 a.m.

Thu, 01/14/2021 - 4:35pm | Diane Crumley

The City of Davis will honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a virtual celebration this year on Monday, Jan. 18.   This year's program includes highlights of speakers and entertainment from past years and current messages from local youth, as well as an introduction from Mayor Gloria Partida.  The program will be available beginning 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 18, 2021 through the end of the month via the City of Davis website at  cityofdavis.org Additionally, it will be shown on DCTV Channel 15 and broadcast on KDRT 95.7 FM where you can also can live stream at kdrt.org   This year marks the 27th annual event sponsored by the City of Davis and the Human Relations Commission.

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Davis Garden Show January 14 2021

Thu, 01/14/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Don and Lois talk about rose management and selection, some unusual types of roses, open-pollinated and hybrid tomatoes, and more.

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Jazz After Dark - Jan 12th, 2021

Tue, 01/12/2021 - 9:10pm | Don Shor

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Coming up this week on Jazz After Dark - Sonny Clark with June Christy, Stuff Smith, Oscar Peterson Trio; bossa nova and Latin jazz from Benny Carter, Cal Tjader, Sergio Mendes, Paul Desmond, Cal Tjader with Carmen McRae, Cannonball Adderley, and performances by Wes Montgomery and Gabor Szabo.

Jazz After Dark broadcasts locally at 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.  Replays Monday 11 pm.  Show page here: https://kdrt.org/program/jazz-after-dark

Look for us on iTunes (you can listen to the live broadcast via their Radio link; just search for KDRT) or your favorite podcast site.  https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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COVID-19 Community Report - Jan 12, 2021 - Updates on Local Sports and Independent Music

Tue, 01/12/2021 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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I've interviewed many people in the last 10 months. With each conversation, I aim to let people tell their stories--whatever they may be--about the impacts of the pandemic.

Sometimes life is stranger than fiction. Consider the sports editor when there are no games, no practices, no preseason. What's a guy to do? If you're Bruce Gallaudet of The Davis Enterprise, you muddle through and cover the angles you can. Catch our conversation about the status of UC Davis athletics, and the trickle-down effect that happens when high-school youth don't have college-level opportunities to pursue.

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Jazz After Dark Jan. 05 2021- Five Great Sax Players

Tue, 01/05/2021 - 6:33pm | Don Shor

Five great sax players on Jazz After Dark tonight. We’ll hear Lester Young with The Kansas City Six, the  Kansas City Five, and the Oscar Peterson Trio; Johnny Hodges solo and with Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon, and Ben Webster solo.  Jazz After Dark broadcasts locally at 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA and replays Monday 11 PM. Show page here: https://kdrt.org/program/jazz-after-dark  Look for us on iTunes (you can listen to the live broadcast via their Radio link; just search for KDRT) or your favorite podcast site.  https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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