The Jet Set

About this program

The Jet Set is my attempt to demonstrate what it might’ve sounded like if the DJs on Seattle’s alternative radio stations of the past (KZAM-AM, KCMU, KJET and KYYX) had total creative freedom and access to all the underground music of the mid-‘70s to late-‘80s. It’s also meant to evoke a time before each genre of music had its own scene, and you might see a Punk band opening for a Reggae band or a Surf band opening for a Rockabilly band.

About the DJ

I got my start in radio at KCMU in 1981, when it was still a class at the UW. After graduation, I spent four years on the air at KJET before moving to L.A. for several writing jobs in television. When I moved back from Hollywood, I re-joined KCMU for a few years before moving to KidStar, a chain of radio stations for kids. I later went to work for KEXP, where I co-hosted Shake the Shack for almost a decade. Toward the end of my time there, I started volunteering at SPACE 101.1 and actually helped build the studio before The Jet Set became our first locally produced show. I love radio and love SPACE!