Kris Kosach
Verified
(She/Her)
- On Air Host and Producer, Freelance
- Senior Executive Producer and Host, Podcasts, Broadcast & Social Audio, KLBP-FM (Long Beach, CA)
- Host, Text, Prose & RocknRoll
Los Angeles
As seen in:
KLBP-FM (Long Beach, CA),
Text, Prose & RocknRoll
Covers:
Music, Travel, Digital Lifestyles, Entertainment.
Doesn't Cover:
Sports, Politics, Hard News.
Gone to Bluesky bc new Terms here say what you create is now open for X to use in their AI. Not ok w me. Consider this an archived page. @kosach.bsky.social
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Intern; go-fer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
uh... yes.
How is social media changing news?
Its instantaneous. Sadly, this is also its weakness.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mary Tyler Moore
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Integrity, grit, story telling and FACTS.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
ProTools, Audacity, Adobe Audition, Scott, Microsoft fleet of software, HD video and online interviews on all platforms (Zoom, Zencastr..)
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Barak Obama.
Why did you become a journalist?
I'm a story teller, sure and simple. Listeners and readers always walk away learning something new while being entertained.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I created it in fact.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Too many to mention. But my recent interview explains exactly how the Blues becomes RocknRoll is the most recent favorite.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Make your mistakes while no one is watching.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mornings.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
When they have clearly done their homework on me, or our show. Even if they aren't a good fit, I'll help book them elsewhere.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
One that was not right for me, nor was thought out.
What's your favorite drink?
Coca cola baby.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
playing with our kids or at the beach.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
NME [New Music Express]
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That music isn't filled with pathos, intelligence or literary merit.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.