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Outbeat Radio is a program for, about, and produced by members of the Sonoma County LGBT Community, which airs on KRCB FM Santa Rosa each and every Sunday evening at 8pm.

You can listen to Outbeat Radio in the Santa Rosa area by tuning into 90.9 or 91.1 FM, on Comcast Digital Cable channel 961 and 202, or anywhere else in the world by listening to the live stream on the web.  Live streaming links are in the right column of this site.

Outbeat Radio (which used to be called Outbeat Salon) first aired on KRCB in 1998, and has been on the air on KRCB continuously since.  All members of the Outbeat Radio team are volunteers, and we are guided by the KRCB Radio Program Director, Robin Pressman.  While each individual host, or team of hosts have complete control of their show’s programming, we work together as a team to formulate topics, and ensure coverage of areas which the team feels (or the community have told us) are important.

This website is for you – our listening audience – to access our programming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  We will post all Outbeat Radio shows on this site, which will also make them available via the iTunes Podcast called Outbeat Radio.  We post the shows as soon as possible after they air, but please keep in mind that we are all volunteers, and apologize for any delays in getting  a show online.

We value your feedback, ideas, and want to hear from you!  Please visit each individual show page to learn more about that show, and email that shows’ hosts.  You are also welcome to send us a general email to info@outbeatradio.org!  While we are on the air on Sundays from 8pm-9pm (preferably during music breaks or right after the show) you can call the studio and talk to us live – the line direct to the studio at KRCB is 707-584-2020!

Enjoy!  We hope to hear from you!
~ The Outbeat Radio Production Team

Upcoming Shows

January 8 - Outbeat Music: Tone Poems with Mikala Kennan
Host Mikala Kennan explores the lush world of program music written to inspire the imagination. From Barber to Bernstein to Bowie, this hour focuses on music as a descriptive medium written to convey specific ideas, moods or associations. Is there a distinctly ‘gay’ sound? Tune in.

January 15 - Outbeat Collage with Gary Carnivele & Mikala Kennan
Hosts Mikala Kennan and Gary Carnivele will chat with Colin Turek the producer of the documentary “Gen Silent,” a film about LGBT seniors and the problems they face when seeking care and housing in a less than LGBT-friendly environment. Model, DJ and one of the hosts of Sonoma County’s hottest LGBT bar Chrome Lotus, Efren Espinoza will also be on hand to talk about his many endeavors.

January 22 - Outbeat Now! with Jeff Basham and Greg Miraglia
On Outbeat Now! Jeff Basham and Greg Miraglia talk with Matt Malik and the “Friends of Rio Nido,” a grassroots community organization working to beautify this small town in west Sonoma County. On Outbeat Youth, Greg Miraglia is joined by Dr. Ardell Thomas, department chair of the LGBT Studies Program at City College of San Francisco, and several students enrolled in the program.

January 29 - Outbeat Extra!
Outbeat looks at politics – The first in a series of 4 discussions with candidates and current elected officials about LGBT issues in our community.

February 5 - Living Proof with Sheridan Gold and Dr. Dianna Grayer
Happy Valentine’s Day! Join Living Proof co-hosts Dr. Dianna Grayer and Sheridan Gold, as they talk about love, commitment, and working it out.

February 12 - Outbeat Music: From The Heart! with Mikala Kennan
Host Mikala Kennan welcomes local musicians Sun Bell and Jan Emerson for an evening of live performance and chat about the production of their newest CD, “Center of the Wheel”.

February 19 - Outbeat Collage with Gary Carnivele & Mikala Kennan
Hosts Gary Carnivele and Mikala Kennan will chat with Mark Galipeau who organizes Queer Contra, a LGBT group that performs a centuries old New England folk dance. Petaluma-based singer/songwriter Bobby Jo Valentine will be in the KRCB studio to talk about his work and perform some of his music. Also, the Arts & Entertainment Calendar.

February 26 - Outbeat Now! with Jeff Basham and Greg Miraglia
Does the Winter weather have you wishing for a vacation? Join Jeff Basham and Greg Miraglia as they discuss Gay and Lesbian Travel with Jim Well of Stonewall Tours. Jim has written 4 books on gay and lesbian travel and been a guest on the Travel Channel. Jeff and Greg will also share experiences from the cruise vacations that they recently returned from. On Outbeat Youth, Greg will talk with Jason Galisatus, a student at Stanford who is coordinating the upcoming Bay Area GLBT Youth Summit. Tune in for all of that and the Outbeat Radio News featuring the local GLBT events calendar.