22 local DJs hand-select your summer playlist!

ILLUSTRATION by LUKE MCGARRY
Some things were just made to go together: Tecates and limes, bikinis and sunburns, summer and music. To help plan your next summer mix, we interviewed 22 local DJs about their favorite local bands, and also asked for their most beloved summer jams (it varies), the [...]

Helen Borgers, undisputed queen of jazz radio

PHOTO by DAVID GUETTLER
Public radio DJs are a lot like hip, deadbeat siblings. They keep odd hours, always ask for money and have great record collections. Helen Borgers, KJAZZ’s current weekday DJ and resident cheerleader, has been heard on the far end of the Long Beach dial for nearly [...]

Talking Beowulf and Miles Davis with local arts champion Helen Borgers

PHOTO by DAVID GUETTLER
“My earliest memories are of being read to,” says Helen Borgers, artistic director for the Long Beach Shakespeare Company and a renowned KJAZZ 88.1 FM show host. “Detective fiction, P.G. Wodehouse—even in those days, it was pretty rare to read, though.”
Frustration might [...]