The KALX community is still reeling from the tragic news about Michael Henning, known as Megasoup on the airwaves. We are all grieving this tremendous loss. Michael originally came to KALX in 2003 and was one the most thoughtful, diligent, kindhearted, and wildly knowledgeable DJs, volunteers, and Music Directors we ever had the pleasure of working with at the station. Michael touched the lives of countless volunteers, colleagues, community members, students, and fellow musicians and DJs. He was also a buyer at Amoeba in Berkeley for over 20 years and an expert in World Music. He was deeply invested in keeping the diverse and eclectic sound of KALX alive and inspired DJs of all tastes and backgrounds to expand their knowledge. Michael was also a musician and released music as Selaroda (solo project), Skyminds (duo), and The Why Because. Michael meant so much to so many people in this community of music lovers. Please follow KALX on our Instagram and Facebook accounts where we have been encouraging those who knew Michael to share their memories with each other and with us. Please stay tuned to our social media accounts for further tributes our DJS are planning in order to honor our beloved Megasoup. Much love from the KALX Family. Our heart goes out to those closest to him. ❤️ You can find Megasoup’s Spinitron profile here and his Mixcloud here. His Daily Cal obituary can be found here.
Please see below for an updated list of on-air tributes and programming dedicated to Megasoup. For programming that has already passed, you can use the player here for up to two weeks after the show aired.
Sunday, October 6th 9:00pm – 10:00: Carnacki plays music from a variety of Michael’s projects.
Tuesday, October 8th 12:00am – 1:00am: Radio Dunya hosted by Madame X
Thursday, October 10th 9:00am – 12:00pm: The Genderwave
Saturday, October 12th 12:00am – 1:00am: ‘Round Midnight hosted by Last Will
Wednesday, October 16th 7am – 9am: ((echoplex)) plays selections from Michael’s reviewed albums.
Saturday, October 19th 1:00am – 6:00am: A six hour block of past specialty shows hosted by Megasoup
1:00 – Midnight Express: Cello music from the 2020s (originally aired 7/17/24)
2:00 – Shortwave: 2024 Mellow, ambient and downtempo releases (originally aired 6/17/24)
3:00 – Radio Dunya: Music of Colombia (originally aired 6/4/24)
4:00 – ‘Round Midnight: 2024 releases (originally aired 7/20/24)
5:00 – Midnight Express: Toronto record labels (originally aired 9/25/24)
Monday October 21 – 11:59pm – 1:00am Tuesday – Radio Dunya’s music of South Asia program hosted by da Flower Punk.
