I immediately took a liking to Ted Coe. I mean, the man rapid-fire talks to you like a Quentin Tarantino character about movies, culture, and the arts, and he’s eruditely versed on every aspect. And when we met for drinks at a place that he insisted be dog-friendly, Ted confessed his passion for similar fixations of mine like Todd Haynes, Burt Bacharach, and All That Jazz. And here’s the corker: this past weekend, he was in San Diego attending Tiki Oasis, the world’s the largest convention for fans of tiki culture!
Ted works as the development coordinator at KCSB 91.9 FM, the student and community access radio station at UCSB. Besides having his own popular program called “The Freak Power Ticket,” he supervises fundraising, special events, public relations, and marketing for the station. On September 29, KCSB will host its next meeting for anyone who wants to do their own radio show as a DJ or to develop the skills to be a news, sports, public affairs, or cultural-arts host or producer.
This culture machine answers the Proust Questionnaire.