On this day in 1981, Los Angeles was swept by Fernandomania. Fernando Valenzuela, a pudgy pitcher from Etchohuaquila, Mexico made his first MLB start. It was a complete-game shutout. Dodger fandom was changed forever

One of my best friends. Matt made you forget your self-doubts and just charge forward anyway; He bossed you into doing whatever made you nervous. Then he would badger you until you felt good about yourself. Hilarious, generous and open-hearted. I’m going to miss him a lot.

Matt Holzman was grumpy and opinionated, creative and inspiring. He always wanted radio stories and movies to be better. He wanted KCRW to be better. He wanted Los Angeles to be better. laist.com/2020/04/13/rip…

Matt Holzman was one of the founding members of KCRW Press Play. Madeleine Brand and KCRW president Jennifer Ferro share their memories of him: kcrw.co/3ejpnbv

This one will take you to some very trippy places

This is the perfect UnFictional story- weird, goofy and spellbinding, but then unexpectedly emotional

Flying saucers, a secret language and evil aliens? Listen to the new UnFictional for something more than just a conspiracy theory. kcrw.co/35qocml

Mauricio was living his dream in Los Angeles, working in the world of custom cars and appearing on MTV's Pimp My Ride. But then, betrayal and heartbreak threatened his life and dreams. Hear his story on KCRW's UnFictional. apple.co/UnFictional

Fedelina Lugasan spent decades trapped in an abusive job with no pay. Hear how she took freedom into her own hands. New UnFictional. kcrw.co/2SOsvCS

Today is finally the day. Happy Birthday, Pippi Longstocking! Today we are celebrating 75 years of the strongest girl in the world. A kind, curious, anti-authoritarian, and playful girl who makes extraordinary things happen. #HappyBirthdayPippi

This year's #RadioRace is June 13+14. And we've got stellar judges in the lineup: @SeeJaneMarie John Asante Bob Carlson Yowei Shaw @BenjaminRiskin. You know you wanna make an audio story in 24 hours: radiorace.kcrw.com

Photograph caption dated May 15, 1984 reads, "From under a heavenly blue light, lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen inspired ecstasy in Sunday night's crowd."

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Wow! I am all-powerful!!

Wowowow! Bent By Nature is #8 on The Atlantic’s 50 Best Pods of 2021! If u haven’t yet, these slower days are a great time to binge episodes (they’re short!) and explore the archives. Final ep drops Thursday! theatlantic.com/culture/archiv… KCRW

I #VoteVela for Major League Soccer Player of the Week!

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