Lincoln Financial Media Company of California announced Friday that Jeremy Pritchard, Assistant Engineer at Lincoln Financial Media Company and weekend air talent on KBZT FM, has become the new Music Director for LFM’s Alternative Rock Station FM/949 (KBZT FM)
Pritchard expands his duties at KBZT-FM with the new title of Music Director. Jeremy grew up in Orange County and got his start in radio as a night jock at KMXN FM. He then moved down the freeway to KFSD FM as Program Director, Music Director and afternoon Air Talent. He joined the Lincoln Financial Media stations when KFSD FM (now KSOQ-FM) was acquired by LFM in 2003.
Jeremy will report to FM/949 Program Director Garett Michaels. His new duties will include collaborating with Michaels on the musical direction of FM/949.
“I finally realized that Jeremy Pritchard was the perfect person for the job and, best of all, he was just down the hall,” Program Director Garett Michaels said. “His roots in Southern California and passion for Music and FM/949 make him uniquely qualified for this new position”
Jeremy begins his new duties immediately. “I’m honored to be on the team of such a unique and locally focused radio station,” said Pritchard. “We’re looking forward to continuing to build a great radio station for San Diego~~but also one of America’s greatest Rock Stations.”
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World renowned saxophone star, Dave Koz, will be the on-air host weeknights from 6PM to 9PM on San Diego’s legendary 98.1 KIFM that began last night..
KIFM PD Mike V. Vasquez stated: “Having an iconic star like Dave Koz joining our team will further enhance the appeal of KIFM. His loyal fans will appreciate his musical insight and casual fans will enjoy his compelling personality and will get to know what a genuinely great guy he is.”
Dave Koz added: “I’ve been a huge fan of KIFM since the earliest days of my career as an artist—their passion for music and the people who make it has been unparalleled in my experience. Now, to be a member of the KIFM airstaff is a dream come true. I am honored and humbled to join this wonderful family on the other side of the microphone and I look forward to adding to the unique magic that is…KIFM!”
More about Dave Koz:
In a career that spans twenty years and a dozen albums, saxophonist Dave Koz has established himself as one of the most prominent figure in contemporary music. But for as noteworthy as his body of recorded work and as entertaining his live performances and other past accomplishments might be, Koz finds himself in an era of dramatic and sweeping change where everything once taken for granted is suddenly up for grabs. For Koz – and for all of us in this first decade of the new century – it’s a new day, full of new challenges and opportunities, and new rules that are still being written.
Koz embraces this era of change – and even the uncertainty that comes with it – on Hello Tomorrow, his debut on Concord Records that was released on October 12, 2010. Produced by Grammy winners John Burk and Marcus Miller (who also appears on most tracks), the album features a diverse army of high-profile guests: Herb Alpert, Jonathan Butler, Brian Culbertson, Sheila E., Boney James, Jeff Lorber, Keb’ Mo’, Ray Parker, Jr., Lee Ritenour, Christian Scott and others. Each of the thirteen tracks – most of them written by Koz and his new collaborators, others penned by friends and legends – focuses on being open to new beginnings, and trusting that the future is unfolding in all the right ways for all the right reasons.
