Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Ruth Seymour, a pioneering figure in public radio who led KCRW for many years until her retirement in 2010, died Friday in Santa Monica after a long illness.
She was 88. After serving as program director at KPFK, Seymour joined KCRW in 1977 and was instrumental in transforming the station from a small college radio station to an influential national radio powerhouse.
Under her leadership, KCRW expanded into an eclectic and innovative format of news, talk, music, current affairs and cultural programming.
It was also one of the early stations to adopt streaming online, which made KCRW known around the world KCRW’s President Jennifer Ferro said in a statement, “Ruth was singular in every way.
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