Now Playing on a Computer Screen Near You - KCRW.com Launches its First Oscars(R) Page!

Now Playing on a Computer Screen Near You - KCRW.com Launches its First Oscars(R) Page!

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time, public radio station 89.9FM KCRW - Santa Monica, CA and its award-winning website, www.KCRW.com are joining the excitement surrounding the 81st Academy Awards(R) celebration.

The station, located in the heart of the entertainment industry, is in a unique position to invite the talents behind all categories of this year's nominated films into our studios. Listeners are offered in-depth insights into the creative process of the writers, actors, directors and composers whose works have been recognized by the Academy.

KCRW has created an Oscars(R)-related web page where we've gathered KCRW content and more: http://www.kcrw.com/oscars

   --  Reviews of this year's Oscar-nominated films by  Joe Morgenstern       (Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic for the Wall Street Journal and       for KCRW)   --  Interviews on the station's signature music program Morning Becomes       Eclectic with Best Score nominees   --  Oscar-related actors/directors/others who've shared the special music       of their lives on KCRW's "Guest DJ Project"   --  A comprehensive list and links to programs with Oscar-nominated guests       who've appeared on the station's nationally distributed popular       culture show, "The Treatment" with Elvis Mitchell   --  "The Treatment" producer Gemma Dempsey's list of Oscar misses   --  Polls to vote for Best Picture and Best Score   --  And a comments page for listeners to share their thoughts on Oscar       hits and misses   --  Additional features will be added as they arise   

Just a few examples of nominees who've appeared at KCRW include: Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire); Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler); Alexandre Desplat (composer, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button); Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon); Danny Elfman (composer, Milk). To see and dozens more interviews and features visit http://www.kcrw.com/oscars .

KCRW-FM, licensed to Santa Monica College, is National Public Radio's flagship station for Southern California. The station serves Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura Counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara Counties and the greater Palm Springs area. Check here for our coverage area: http://www.kcrw.com/about/coverage-map

Every week, more than 570,000 listeners tune in to hear the station's eclectic and innovative non-commercial program schedule on air. KCRW.com streams more than 1.5 million hours online every month, and listeners download about 1 million audio and video podcasts per month.

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Source: KCRW.com

CONTACT: Sarah A. Spitz of KCRW.com, +1-310-314-4627,
sarah.spitz@kcrw.org

Web Site: http://www.kcrw.com/

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