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KALX mourns the loss of Mike Rizzi (Mike Burma)

February 4, 2025 by Timothy Lynch

There is terribly sad, heartbreaking, news at KALX today.

Our long-time Music Librarian, Mike Rizzi, known on the air as Mike Burma, passed away this morning from cancer. Our hearts break for his family, friends, and colleagues.

Mike started at KALX as a student in the 1980s and never left the station. He spent decades carefully tending to our massive and always growing music library, as well as training scores of students and community volunteers in how to build and maintain that amazing and precious resource. It is doubtful that any other individual had a bigger influence on KALX and its culture — not to mention its vast library — than Mike Rizzi. Mike cared deeply about music, the station, its staff, and its listeners.

Mike was exceptionally welcoming to students and other new volunteers. He took great delight in sharing the joys of KALX and college radio with others. We will all try to follow his example as we move into the future.

We will surely have commemorations and celebrations of his life on the air in the weeks ahead. For now, let us hold each other tight as we mourn this terrible loss.

2-11-25: Influential Bay Area DJ of 40 years dies at 63, from David Curran at SF Gate
2-13-25: ‘Mike Was KALX’: Mike Rizzi, longtime DJ and music librarian, dies at 63, from Ayah Ali-Ahmad at The Daily Californian

Help for Those Affected By The LA Fires

January 17, 2025 by Timothy Lynch

Our hearts break for everyone affected by the horrific fires ravaging Los Angeles. Our colleagues at UCLA offered the following information for those needing help, or those seeking to help.

https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/how-you-can-help-those-impacted-by-the-wildfires

In addition, the Mutual Aid Network of Los Angeles is maintaining this spreadsheet of direct resources for people in need and for those wanting to help. The information is being updated regularly.

KALX News Election Night Coverage

November 4, 2024 by Timothy Lynch

Join KALX News for election night coverage Tuesday, November 5, from 10pm-midnight PST. Updates and analyses of local, state and national election returns, all from a student perspective.

 

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Check out the KALX Live! Video Archive

August 16, 2024 by Timothy Lynch

Hopefully you already know you can watch KALX Live! streamed as it happens on Saturday nights at 9pm PT on our Facebook page. Did you know that you can also see and hear the performers on KALX Live! after the fact in our video archive? Enjoy!

KALX Webstream Issues Expected Sunday August 11

August 5, 2024 by Timothy Lynch

The KALX live streams available at kalx.berkeley.edu will be interrupted for maintenance and upgrades on Sunday August 11. The exact times and durations of the interruptions are TBD. Thank you for your understanding during this process. As always, please tune in to 90.7FM in the Bay Area for the best possible sound quality!

Lost Puppy Forever on KALX Live!

June 10, 2024 by Timothy Lynch

Tune into KALX Live! Saturday June 15th at 9pm to hear DJ Donut Monoxide host a set by Lost Puppy Forever, two of the luckiest dogs on Earth. San Francisco’s Lost Puppy Forever is a duo of drums and bass featuring Scarlet on bass and vocals and Boom on drums and vocals. Lost Puppy Forever is original outsider sci-fi punk n’ roll music delivered with driving, punk rock influences.

After their set we’ll get the lowdown on that fateful night at Feral Cat Studios, when Lost Puppy Forever were visited by aliens who gave them a spaceship with a powerful pizza beam that would allow them to bounce between Earth and space spreading their outsider sci-fi dog punk n’ roll to the entire Universe creating the most awesome music about dogs for people. What more could you ask for?! Crank that dial to 90.7 FM this Saturday to find out!

In preparation, you can give their 2019 record a spin on Bandcamp. Then make sure to peek at their calendar so you don’t miss when you can catch them in the Bay next.

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