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John Santana
is a composer, conductor and hosts Evening
Concert on K-Mozart 1260AM. He holds a Masters
degree in music and studied composition with Roy
Harris and Nicholas Slonimsky. John did his
first classical music program in El Centro,
California in 1970. Seven years later he joined
the staff of LA's classical station, then called
KFAC.
When KFAC was sold in 1989, John continued his classical radio career
on KKGO, Los Angeles, serving as the afternoon
drive host for many years, through their change
in call letters to KMZT (K-Mozart). He was
Program Director for the California Classical
Network, which included KKGO, KKHI-San
Francisco, and X-Bach-San Diego.
In KMZT’s present incarnation, broadcasting on AM and on the new
digital HD radio, John is again Director of
Programming. He hosts Evening Concert,
Southern California’s longest running radio
program, now in its 67th year; and he
is producer and host of CinemaScore, a
popular program featuring “music of the movies,
stage, and TV” and conversations with composers,
actors, directors, musicians, and conductors.
Along with CinemaScore, John has produced a multitude of other
programs, including a classical series for
children, Musical Journeys, and In the
Wings, daily vignettes highlighting cultural
events in and around Los Angeles. He also
developed The Romantic Hours with Mona
Golabek, and was that series’ first producer.
John has numerous concert broadcasts to his
credit, as well; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra,
Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Opera,
and American Youth Symphony have all benefited
from his services as a producer and announcer.
In addition to his musical activities, John develops software for
classical radio stations all over the U.S. and
Canada. He is also the creator of Announcer
Pronouncer, an interactive guide to
plausible pronunciation of the myriad names and
languages classical announcers face every day.
John spends what downtime he has at home with
his family in Chino Hills, California, where he
enjoys photography, writing music, and playing
the organ. He is a magician-member of the
Hollywood Magic Castle. More at
www.johnsantana.com
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