KBCS
music + ideas
Local area produced, broadcast quality programming supporting more inclusive, interdependent communities. A public service by Bellevue College. Community DJs, Students and KBCS Staff provide the core of KBCS programming.
Eric Hardee & Jean Geiger
I received my first radio experience at KCAW in Sitka Alaska, in 1985. The basic broadcast class was taught by then program director Marika Partridge, who went on to direct All Things Considered. She had a profound effect on my radio sensibility.
I have been hosting Folk Music on KBCS since 1991. I hosted Tuesday – Lunch with Folks for over 7 years and have been holding down shifts on Folksounds since then. Along the way Jean Geiger joined me as a co-host helping to split up the commitment and lend her ear and expertise to the mix. We each bring our own mix to the sound but share a musical foundation that gives continuity to the sound of Folksounds.
My early years at KBCS were very much influenced by several colleagues who were mentors to me in many ways. Susan Madden, Dru Druzianich, Jon Geirlich and Marianne Bundren all helped cultivate my ears to be a better programmer.\
Acoustic music is the focus of the musical selections on Folksounds and that draws from many different genres including Celtic, Bluegrass, Traditional and Contemporary Folk as well as some International Music. I am always looking for music that inspires and connects to the environment and changing times of our world, so there is often new music and music sourced from the local music community. I hope you discover new music that moves you. Thanks for listening.
